California banned force sterilizations in 1979, but as recently as 2010, female inmates in the state were getting the procedure Corey Johnson theguardian.com, Friday 8 November 2013 15.15 GMT The Young Turks in conjunction with The Center for… Continue Reading →
By Alex Kane, AlterNet 21 October 13 UN special rapporteur on torture Juan Mendez wants access to California prisons to look into isolation units. he top torture investigator in the United Nations wants access to California prisons to determine whether prisoners’… Continue Reading →
Hundreds of inmates across the state enter second month of protest against ‘inhumane’ solitary confinement units Rory Carroll in Los Angeles Friday 9 August 2013 The Guardian California’s prison hunger strike is pitting hundreds of inmates against authorities in a… Continue Reading →
By Kate DaileyBBC News Magazine Life prison are rare in the UK but common in the US. Why is this punishment so prevalent in the US? Last week, an English court handed a whole-life sentence to Dale Cregan for murdering four people, including… Continue Reading →
Published on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 by Common Dreams Food & Water Watch highlights toxic ‘corporatization and industrialization of our food supply’ – Jacob Chamberlain, staff writer Chemical disasters, Agent Orange, and the first genetically modified plant cell are among just… Continue Reading →
The largest deportation prison in the U.S. is a former jail in the hyper-corrupt City of Adelanto, California, where public officials are often criminals. March 31, 2013 | alternet This article was first published by Not Safe for Work Corporation. Last year,… Continue Reading →
AlterNet / By Jim Hightower _ If you’ve been gouged by your bank, discriminated against, sexually harassed, unfairly fired, you’ll most likely find that you’re barred from the courthouse door. March 27, 2013 | Being wronged by a corporation is… Continue Reading →
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