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Facing the US Prison Problem 2.3 Million Strong: An Ex-Con’s View of the Mistakes and the Solution
The United States holds tens of thousands of inmates in long-term solitary confinement. Is this torture?
“One of six monkeys isolated for three months refused to eat after release and died five days later.” After several weeks in the company of other monkeys, most of them adjusted—but not those who had been isolated for longer periods. “Twelve months of isolation almost obliterated the animals socially,” Harlow wrote. They became permanently withdrawn, and they lived as outcasts—regularly set upon, as if inviting abuse.
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- Wrongful Convictions
- The National Registry of Exonerations Releases 2019 Annual Report with Implications Heightened by COVID-19 Concerns March 31, 2020The National Registry of Exonerations 2019 Annual Report, a must-read for advocates of criminal justice reform, offers important insights on wrongful conviction at a particularly distressful time for our nation and the incarcerated. “Right now, there are likely thousands of … Continue reading →
- Ohio Chief Justice Convenes Wrongful Conviction Task Force February 15, 2020One small step. https://www.wcpo.com/news/crime/ohio-chief-justice-convenes-wrongful-conviction-task-force
- New exoneree Charles Jackson preps for life-saving mission September 7, 2019Absolved finally of taking a life, Charles Jackson now has his sights set on saving one. Charles received the life-changing news at the end of last week that prosecutors in Cuyahoga County had finally decided to dismiss the charges against … Continue reading →
- Genetic DNA analysis prompts likely exoneration in Idaho murder case July 13, 2019Christopher Tapp, who spent two decades behind bars for the 1996 rape and murder of Idaho Falls resident, Angie Dodge, is expected to be exonerated this week. As reported in the Post Register, unreliable evidence — a coerced confession and … Continue reading →
- OIP Fellows this summer feature international flavor July 9, 2019If you’ve followed the Ohio Innocence Project for an extended period of time, you are probably aware that summer is one of the busiest periods around the OIP offices. The break between the end of spring semester in May and … Continue reading →
- ‘Blind Injustice’ set to premiere to sold-out run at Cincinnati Opera July 9, 2019“Very rarely in life are we given a gift as precious as this one. It’s humbling to tell a story from people who have suffered so much, rallied so much and given us so much to believe in, in terms … Continue reading →
- Amanda Knox Returns to Italy. June 15, 2019Since her initial acquittal in Italy and return to the US in 2011, Amanda Knox has never returned to Italy. She has remained busy getting along with her life, writing, and in supporting movements dedicated to the pursuit of true … Continue reading →
- Annual Exonerations Report: A record number of years lost by those exonerated in 2018 April 9, 2019A record 1,639 years were lost in prison by those wrongly convicted and exonerated in 2018, according to “Exonerations in 2018,” the annual report of The National Registry of Exonerations (NRE). The 151 persons exonerated in 2018 spent an average … Continue reading →
- Two Florida Men Freed After 42 Years in Prison for a Murder They Didn’t Commit March 29, 2019Clifford Williams and Hubert Myers were convicted of murdering a woman while they were at a party in Jacksonville, Florida. Two women were shot in a nearby apartment, one of them fatally. The men were quickly arrested, convicted and sentenced … Continue reading →
- Wrongfully Convicted; “Beatrice Six” Awarded $28.1 million March 6, 2019“Six people were convicted of a murder they didn’t even remember. Now a county owes them $28 million.” Six people convicted of brutally raping and killing an elderly woman, but none of them had any memory of the crime . … Continue reading →
- The National Registry of Exonerations Releases 2019 Annual Report with Implications Heightened by COVID-19 Concerns March 31, 2020
- Unlikely Friends
- Can Forgiveness Help? October 16, 2014Talking about the latest shooting tragedy in Santa Barbara with Living Your Inspired Life host, Susan Burrell. I’ve learned from others I interviewed that rarely is forgiveness immediate. We need to grieve and anger and frustration often come along with that. But sometimes, thru the pain, we arrive at forgiveness as the choice that heals Continue ReadingUnlikely Friends
- Jackson Hole News & Guide – Crook, Cop He Shot Are Now Friends October 27, 2013“In the three decades after Jackson Hole resident Mark Farnham shot state trooper Stephen Watt five times the two have become fast friends. Now their story is making it to television. Farnham was living in Jackson in 1982 when, motivated by deep debt, he decided to rob a bank in Craig, Colo. During Farnham’s escape, Continue ReadingUnlikely Friends
- Science of the Mind Coverage – Crossing the Chasm: Radical Forgiveness in Action October 21, 2013“When we go beyond ideas of right and wrong, as Rumi says, we enter a “field.” That field is oneness. Its seeds of peace, renewal, and love find fertile ground in our souls. To forgive is to allow these seeds to grow. Unlikely Friends, a documentary film by acclaimed director leslie Neale, presents remarkable stories Continue ReadingUnlikely Friends
- Huffington Post Coverage – The Other F Word October 16, 2013Unlikely Friends director, Leslie Neale, write a blog on forgiveness in the Huffington Post: “No, not that F word! I’m talking about forgiveness — letting go, turning the other cheek. That thing our predominantly Judeo/Christian society teaches us to do but rarely means for us to practice, especially when we or our loved ones have Continue ReadingUnlikely Friends
- An Editor Reflects: Paul Westmacott September 9, 2013I have often wondered where my film career would take me. So many times, I feel that the project picks me rather than me picking the project. It’s sometimes a vulnerable feeling, as an editor, to think that one is not necessarily in control of their career path. But I have been very fortunate thus Continue ReadingUnlikely Friends
- Shift Network Features Unlikely Friends August 28, 2013“I think it was selfishness that brought me to make films about criminal justice reform. I was eight months pregnant when I witnessed a program of transformational healing for inmates at a Louisiana State Penitentiary. While sitting in a circle with hardened criminals, I immediately realized that the “monsters” I sat with could have been Continue Reading […]Unlikely Friends
- Summer of Peace Interview August 12, 2013This interview is part of the Summer of Peace Summit a free global telesummit featuring interviews of many of the world’s leading peace builders! The Summer of Peace is a call to action – inviting us all and providing specific actions and steps we can take to create both inner peace in our own lives Continue ReadingUnlikely Friends
- Reaction to San Francisco Screening July 17, 2013What an amazing film. It was my story. I was nearly killed 7 years ago in a robbery by 4 guys on the street, one of whom was most responsible and got the biggest rap, attempted murder. I spent four years trying to find a way to meet him when I finally met Rochelle Edwards Continue ReadingUnlikely Friends
- CBS Los Angeles April 30, 2013Andrea Fujii gives the full report on the L.A. Benefit screening of Unlikely Friends.Unlikely Friends
- LA Progressive April 30, 2013Unlikely Friends: When Victims and Perpetrators Meet A few years back, after I spent an evening at a halfway house for men on parole, Sister Mary Sean Hodges challenged me. She has worked tirelessly through the Office of Restorative Justice, LA Archdiocese, on behalf of incarcerated men and women and those seeking to reenter society. Continue ReadingUnlikely Friends
- Can Forgiveness Help? October 16, 2014
- Texas Prison Bid’ness
- Somali Refugees Beaten by ICE Speak OutAs an update to our previous story, “LaSalle Guards Beat, Pepper Sprayed African Asylum Seekers,” The Intercept reported on the grave abuses suffered by 30 Somali refugees through the story of one of the survivors, Guled Muhumed, this month. Muhumed had spent six months in ICE custody in eleven different facilities. He arrived to the West Texas Detention Fac […]
- Laura Monterrosa Released from T. Don Hutto Detention CenterFollowing a four month campaign and mounting community pressure, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released Laura Monterrosa from T. Don Hutto Detention Center on Friday, March 16.This victory came after Monterrosa reported sexual assault by a CoreCivic (formerly CCA, or Corrections Corporation of America) guard in November. While ICE and the William […]
- LaSalle Guards Beat, Pepper Sprayed African Asylum SeekersIn a shocking report, advocates exposed that 80 African detainees were subjected to physical and psychological torture by guards employed by private prison company LaSalle Corrections at the West Texas Detention Facility in Sierra Blanca. The San Antonio Express-News reported that the evidence for the report came from interviews with 30 men from Somalia who […]
- Bats Attack Detainees in Rio Grande The Texas Tribune reported that two immigrants detained at Rio Grande Detention Center suffered bat bites earlier this month. The private immigrant prison, operated by GEO Group, At least one person was undergoing treatment in case the bat could infect with rabies. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed the bites while it stated the facility was under […]
- Sadat Ibrahim Files Lawsuit for Prolonged DetentionThis month, San Antonio Express-News covered the story of Sadat Ibrahim, a gay asylum seeker from Ghana, who has filed a lawsuit with several other immigrants against Immigration and Customs Enforcement for holding asylum seekers in “onerous conditions” to deter them from pursuing their claims.The lawsuit states that the government is subjecting immigrants “ […]
- State Senator Bribery Trial DelayedThe bribery cases against State Senator Carlos Uresti and former Reeves County Judge Jimmy Galindo continue in their profiting from Reeves County Detention Complex. KSAT reported developments this month that Uresti was scheduled alongside businessman Vernon Farthing to be tried in May. As of March 19, according to San Antonio Express News, Uresti’s trial has […]
- Audit Reveals ICE Failed to Follow Procurement Guidelines, High Cost for Texas Detention CenterThe Texas Monitor reported this month that an audit of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) revealed financial irresponsibility that cost detainees and taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. The audit by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General states that ICE used the town of Eloy, Arizona as a middleman to contract wi […]
- Lawsuit against CoreCivic Condemns Forced LaborHutto Detention Center has been in the spotlight since three women came forward last November to report complaints of sexual assault at the hands of guards in the facility. Now, a class action lawsuit against Corecivic (formerly Corrections Corporation of America, or CCA) has been filed by Martha Gonzalez on behalf of detainees who have been forced to work i […]
- Congressional letter calls for investigation of T. Don HuttoOn Monday, February 26, a group of 43 Democratic representatives sent a letter urging Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to take immediate action to stop sexual assault in Texas detention facilities. The letter calls for a review of the agency’s handling of sexual assault complaints and an expedited audit T. Don Hutto Detention Center following three […]
- Littlefield Revealed for In-Correct CareIn a damning exposé, the Texas Observer reported on the insufficient treatment and inhumane conditions at Texas Civil Commitment Center in Littlefield, Texas. The Texas Civil Commitment Center is a lockdown facility for men who have been convicted of sex offenses, operated by Correct Care Recovery Solutions in the former Bill Clayton Detention Center. The st […]
- Somali Refugees Beaten by ICE Speak Out
- The Prison Enquirer
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Tag Archives: Colorado
Half a Life in Solitary: How Colorado Made a Young Man Insane
After being wrongly convicted, Mandez went to prison and was promptly placed into solitary for institutional offenses so petty that they almost beggar belief. Excerpts from The Atlantic – “The story of Sam Mandez is appalling on so many different … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, ACLU, Colorado, Confined Kids, Ethics, Insanity
Tagged Colorado, Mandez, Mental disorder, Prison, Sam Mandez, Solitary confinement
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Prison Hospice Program Helps Prisoners Die With Dignity
Excerpts, Denver Post “Colorado’s prison population is aging quickly and more inmates than ever are sick with illnesses that will kill them long before their sentences are up. In the first state prison hospice program in the nation, inmates of … Continue reading
Posted in Aging In Prison, Colorado, Prison Hospice
Tagged Colorado, Department of Corrections, Human Rights Watch, Life imprisonment, Prison
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Colorado spending $208 million on empty solitary confinement prison
From Denver Post.com By David Olinger CAÑON CITY — Three days ago, Colorado shut down a brand-new prison it didn’t need. Unless the state government finds someone else who can use it, Colorado taxpayers can expect to spend $208 million for … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado, Control Unit, Solitary Confinement, State Prisons
Tagged Colorado, Solitary confinement, State Prisons
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