Tag Archives: Jim Crow

Another caged bird that can no longer sing …

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Inmate’s Death Under Investigation | Bradenton, FL Patch A 23-year-old woman is dead following a Monday suicide attempt at the Manatee County Jail. According to a statement from Sheriff Brad Steube, the woman was found hanging from the top of … Continue reading →

Posted in #DeadInmates, #MendaciousMainstreamMedia | Tagged #DeadInmates, Brad Steube, Charlie Crist, Dozier School for Boys, felon rights restoration, in-custody deaths, jail suicide, Jeb Bush, Jim Crow, Manatee County Jail, Noelle Bush, prison suicide, Richard Mair, Rick Scott, Samantha Dell, Sandra Bland, three strikes, White House Boys | Leave a comment

#Baileygate 101

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Susan Chandler

EXCLUSIVE – Koch Brothers, Rick Scott And Jeb Bush Exposed In Florida Pipeline Scandal To investigate these circumstances would be to investigate the highly questionable actions of yet another state agency, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. These actions in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Big Sugar, Bob Graham, Brevard County, Bruce Colton, Charles Koch, Charlie Crist, Chris White, coached informants, coerced witness testimony, Daily Kos, David Koch, Eric Holder, FBI, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, frame-ups, Gary Bennett, Gary Daniels, Gerald Bailey, Gerald Stano, Innocence Industry, Innocence Project, Jack Parker, Jeb Bush, Jeff Abramowski, Jim Crow, John Dean Moxley, John Preston, Juan Ramos, Justice Department, Linroy Bottoson, Norm Wolfinger, Phil Archer, Preston Silvernail, prison industrial complex, Rick Scott, scent evidence, Space Coast, Stephen Epperly, Steve Medina, Thomas McGinn, W David Dugan, Warren Davis, Wayne Ivey, William Dillon, Wilton Dedge | 2 Comments

Peace on Earth? Not if the media can help it.

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Susan Chandler

UN Human Rights Committee Finds US in Violation on 25 Counts … To be tortured, spied on, unjustly imprisoned, put in solitary confinement, indefinitely detained, extrajudicially killed by the state, racially profiled, deprived of a home and criminalized for being … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #ScaldedToDeath, agricultural slavery, Comcast, Darren Rainey, Dozier School for Boys, Eric Holder, FBI, FCC, felon rights restoration, frame-ups, gerrymandering, guard on inmate violence, Jeff Ashton, Jim Crow, John Dean Moxley, John Dobbs, John Preston, judicial misconduct, Justice Department, mainstream media, Marissa Alexander, Pam Bondi, prosecutorial misconduct, Randall Jordan-Aparo, Rick Scott, scent evidence, SEC, Stand Your Ground, Time Warner, Trayvon Martin, White House Boys, wrongful executions | Leave a comment

14-year-old executed by South Carolina exonerated

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Black 14-year-old exonerated 70 years after South Carolina put him to death | US news | The Guardian George’s sister, Aime Ruffner, told the hearing in January she was with him when the murders occurred, an alibi that was never … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Betty June Binnicker, Carmen Mullen, coerced confession, execution, George Stinney Jr, Jim Crow, Mary Emma Thames, murder by state, posthumous exoneration, South Carolina | Leave a comment

Cloudy Germany trusts solar; sunny Florida “blind trusts” natural gas

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Gov. Scott had stake in pipeline firm whose $3 billion venture he and his appointees backed – Florida – MiamiHerald.com “The Legislature makes it easy for officials to get away with conflicts of interest through loopholes in the ethics code,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blind trust, Broward Bulldog, Citizens Property Insurance, Corizon, Darren Rainey, Don Gaetz, Duke Energy, Energy Transfer, felon rights restoration, Florida Gas Transmission, Florida Power & Light, Florida Public Service Commission, FP&L, Geo Group, Gulfstream, Jeff Atwater, Jim Crow, Joe Negron, Larry Lee, Michael Crews, redistricting, Rick Scott, Sabal Trail, Spectra and Williams, Spectra Energy, Will Weatherford | Leave a comment

Rick Scott’s third strike on racism?

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Not a Gentleman, but Still an Officer… State Attorney Protects Prosecutor’s Offensive Remarks about Sonia Sotomayor | Dímelo Assistant State Attorney Kenneth Lewis, a prosecutor from Orlando, wrote a series of offensive posts on his Facebook page where he accused … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Don Gaetz, felon rights restoration, Gary Bennett, gerrymandering, Jeff Ashton, Jim Crow, Kenneth Lewis, League of Women Voters, racism, Rick Scott, Will Weatherford, William "Tommy" Zeigler | Leave a comment

FL isn’t “arbitrarily” prosecuting children as adults. It’s deliberate. And it’s Jim Crow.

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Susan Chandler

US: Florida Arbitrarily Prosecuting Children as Adults | Human Rights Watch (Tallahassee) – Every year, the state of Florida arbitrarily and unfairly prosecutes hundreds of children as adults, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. If convicted, these … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Charlie Crist, collateral consequences, felon rights restoration, felon rights revocation, Florida, Jim Crow, non-violent crimes, North Carolina, Rick Scott, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, trying juveniles as adults | Leave a comment

Q: Why does Florida try so many teens as adults? A: #NewJimCrow.

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Governor Rick Scott destroyed predecessor Charlie Crist’s inexpensive and just semi-automated felon rights restoration process for one reason only – to keep persons of color ineligible to vote. It now takes a minimum of five years to even begin the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #FelonRightsRestoration, #NewJimCrow, Charlie Crist, felon rights restoration, fiscal responsibility, Jim Crow, juvenile offenders, Rick Scott, trying teens as adults, voting rights | Leave a comment

Florida’s Jim Crow felon rights restoration process is too serious to spin

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Susan Chandler

The Front Burner: Felons rights restoration – OrlandoSentinel.com In March 2011, during their first meeting as the Clemency Board, Attorney General Pam Bondi urged Gov. Rick Scott, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam to adopt arguably … Continue reading →

Posted in #ColorOfLaw, #FailureToKeepFromHarm, #FrameUps, Uncategorized | Tagged #ScentEvidenceStinks, ACLU of Florida, Barry Scheck, Charlie Crist, Dale Sutton, felon rights restoration, Gary Bennett, Gerald Stano, Geraldo Rivera, ICCPR, Innocence Project, Innocence Project of Florida, IRS Oversight Board, Jim Crow, John Preston, Juan Ramos, Julius Manning, Linroy Bottoson, Mark Schlakman, Pam Bondi, Rick Scott, Stephen Epperly, Sutton v Rowland, UN Human Rights Committee, William Dillon, Wilton Dedge | Leave a comment

Florida Black History Month Contests worthless … our black history goes unwritten.

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Susan Chandler

From: Susan ChandlerDate: January 10, 2013 7:38:31 PM ESTTo: “Governor Rick Scott” <rick.scott@eog.myflorida.com>Subject: Re: 2013 Black History Month Contests Dear Governor Scott, Again, you have forwarded electronic propaganda while ignoring another electronic plea to address Florida’s frame-ups. The subjects you … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Black History Month, coached jailhouse informants, conviction corruption, Crosley Green, Don Siegelman, felons rights restoration, Florida Today, frame-ups, Gary Bennett, Jim Crow, John Dobbs, Orlando Sentinel, Press Journal, Rick Scott, vote suppression | Leave a comment