Tag Archives: Texas

.@GovAbbot: Don’t let Virginia Ghost become a ghost in Texas

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Susan Chandler

San Francisco Bay View » ‘TDCJ placed me in harm’s way because I spoke out in reference to the extreme heat’ Our plea for help The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Attorney General’s Office have established a … Continue reading →

Posted in #ColorOfLaw, #DeadInmates | Tagged #CruelAndUnusual, abuse, Department of Justice, epilepsy, ghosts, Jacob Barrett, Keith Cole, Keith Malik Washington, Keith Washington, Malik Washington, neglect, Oliver Lister, Oregon, Richard Dunsmore, TDCJ, Texas, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, violence, Virginia | Leave a comment

Barrett Brown’s ongoing prison education: #OnTheDraft lessons learned

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Susan Chandler

“On the Draft”: How Prisoners Suffer During and After Prison Transfers … While Just Leadership USA’s Glenn E. Martin said solitary confinement was a more common punishment, he’d also heard of cases of so-called “diesel therapy” carried out in response … Continue reading →

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Lobbyists picking up the tabs in Texas … for parties unknown

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Analysis: When a Disclosure is No Disclosure at All | The Texas Tribune … More than 95 percent of the money spent by lobbyists during the last decade on food and beverages for state officials and their employees was reported … Continue reading →

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What good are Conviction Integrity Units? Ask a hit man. No, really.

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Conviction Integrity Units are being peddled to the public as the solution to all that ails our justice system, although there are clear indications that they’re not. Below Michigan Attorney General Bill Shuette’s 2011 press release announcing his Public Integrity … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aiyana Jones, Bexar County, Bill Shuette, Citizen Inquiry AG# 2010-0026914, coerced confession, Conviction Integrity Unit, Cynthia Canty, Dana Liebelson, Davontae Sanford, Eddie Joe Lloyd, frame-ups, hogtied, Huffington Post, Kym Worthy, Mark Donnelly, Michigan, Michigan Radio, Runyon Street homicides, Stateside, Texas, Vincent Smothers | 3 Comments

Holder’s biggest lie: Our system of justice is the best in the world … #OfMiceAndMen

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Eric Holder: Moratorium On Death Penalty ‘Would Be Appropriate’ Pending Supreme Court Decision Published on Feb 17, 2015 Attorney General Eric Holder called Tuesday for a moratorium on the death penalty pending a Supreme Court decision on the use of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cameron "Todd" Willingham, Coy Wesbrook, Derrick Dewayne Charles, Dr Death, Eric Holder, George Denkowski, Greg Abbot, Harris County, Harry Connick Sr, John Matamoros, John Roberts, John Thompson, Lennie Small, Michael Richard, Of Mice and Men, Rick Perry, Robert Ladd, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Steven Butler, Texas, US Supreme Court | Leave a comment

Dead man talking. Please listen up, y’all.

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Report: Blind, Deaf, Disabled Inmates Abused in Prison | The Texas Tribune [Otis] Talbert was transferred to a hospital and pronounced “brain dead,” McGiverin wrote in a lawsuit against the prison agency. “For months, the doctors urged his family to … Continue reading →

Posted in #ColorOfLaw, #DeadInmates, #FailureToKeepFromHarm, Uncategorized | Tagged #DeadInmates, #PrisonIndustrialComplex, #ScaldedToDeath, Charlie Crist, Corizon, Darren Rainey, Estelle Unit, George Mallinckrodt, Gerald Bailey, Greg Abbott, Greg Evers, Jeb Bush, Julie Jones, Miami Herald, Otis Talbert, prison industrial complex, Prison Justice League, Rick Perry, Rick Scott, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Tribune, University of Texas, University of Texas Managed Care, UTMB, Wexford | 2 Comments

.@ABAesq stands for justice for some. Whoop-de-f*king-do.

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Susan Chandler

The nearly 400,000 member American Bar Association takes a stand for LGBT rights | Gay Star News At its annual meeting in Boston this week, the American Bar Association officially adopted a policy recognizing the rights of people who are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American Bar Association, Azizona, bogus tax exemption, Cameron "Todd" Willingham, Courtney Bisbee, Dale Sutton, Eric Holder, FBI, Florida, Gary Bennett, Gerald Stano, IRS Oversight Board, James Comey, Jeffrey Havard, John Lentini, Justice Department, Linroy Bottoson, Megan Winfrey, Mike Ledford, Mississippi, Richard Winfrey, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Stephen Epperly, Texas, Timothy Cole, Virginia, William Dillon, Wilton Dedge, wrongful execution, wrongful imprisonment | Leave a comment

TX: Objecting to “ass on the glass” leads to solitary confinement.

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Lawsuit: Bartlett State Jail allowed assault, hazing | http://www.statesman.com A former prisoner who says he was sexually assaulted during a hazing ritual at the Bartlett State Jail has sued the company that operates it. The federal lawsuit was filed Wednesday … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CCA, Corrections Corporation of America, cruel and unusual punishment, inmate abuse, Justice Department, maximize profits, prison industrial complex, Texas | Leave a comment

Nearly one in-custody death per day in TX …

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Grits for Breakfast: Deaths in custody near-daily events in Texas According to this list on the Attorney Generals website, there have been 3,680 people who’ve died in custody of state and local law enforcement in Texas since 2005, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Plea for Justice: The Timothy Cole Story, Conviction Integrity Units, in-custody deaths, Texas, Tim Cole | Leave a comment

AZ pays doctor a small fortune, in cash, to ignore execution protocols

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Arizona Loose With Its Rules in Executions, Records Show – NYTimes.com PHOENIX — In an execution in 2010 in Arizona, the presiding doctor was supposed to connect the intravenous line to the convict’s arm — a procedure written into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arizona, Cameron "Todd" Willingham, cruel and unusual punishment, death penalty, execution, Florida, Jan Brewer, John Kasich, Ohio, Rick Perry, Rick Scott, Texas | Leave a comment