Tag Archives: Criminal Justice

Steve Russell : ‘Chief’ Was Born on Death Row

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The North Block entrance to Condemned Row at San Quentin. Image from Strong as an Ox.‘Chief’ Stankewitz:Born on death row Chief has now spent 33 years of his life on California’s death row, but virtually all of his life before … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Documenting Flawed Forensics and the Willingham Execution

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Scene from Joe Bailey Jr. and Steve Mims’s Incendiary: The Willingham Case. Image from Truly Indie.Rick Perry and the Texasdeath penalty smokescreen Incendiary: The Willingham Case, a documentary film. It is both riveting and sickening to watch how, in Texas, … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : The Death Penalty and the Question of ‘Actual Innocence’

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Demonstrators carry pictures of Troy Davis, who was executed Sept. 21, 2011, in Jackson, GA. Image from Politics and Fashion.When government decides to kill:The death penalty and thequestion of actual innocence [The Supreme] Court has never held that the Constitution … Continue reading →

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Jordan Flaherty : The Battle for New Orleans Continues

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

New Orleans after Katrina. Image from Slate. Six years after Katrina: The battle for New Orleans continues Political power has shifted to whites, but blacks have not given up their struggle for a voice — and justice. By Jordan Flaherty … Continue reading →

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ART / Jordan Flaherty : ‘Every Portrait Tells a Story’

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Sheila Phipps with some of her work from the exhibit, “Every Portrait Tells a Story.” Photo from Loop21. A mother’s art: Every portrait tells a story Sheila Phipps does portraits of young men she believes were convicted of crimes they … Continue reading →

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Tony Platt : Prison Strike at Pelican Bay

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Los Angeles Times. The shame of California: Prison strike at Pelican Bay This strike has drawn worldwide attention to the widespread use of torturous practices by the United States against its own citizens. By Tony Platt / The … Continue reading →

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Jordan Flaherty : Historic NOPD Verdict Reveals Post-Katrina Cops Run Amuck

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Rev. Raymond Brown pumps his fist outside New Orleans Federal Court Friday in celebration of conviction of cops involved in the post-Katrina Danziger Bridge shootings. Photo by Ted Jackson / The Times-Picayune From heroes to villains: NOPD verdict reveals post-Katrina … Continue reading →

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Richard Raznikov : Bradley Manning and the Obama Grand Jury

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Bradley Manning. Art from Rossi Projects.Uses of the grand jury system:Feds move on Bradley Manning Anyone who might expose inconvenient ‘secrets’ — truths — is an enemy of the state, and what is being done to Bradley Manning, right in … Continue reading →

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Jordan Flaherty : Murder Trial Begins for Danziger Bridge Cops

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Crime scene: New Orleans’ Danziger Bridge was the site of police shootings. Photo by Lucas Jackson / Reuters.New Orleans cops go on trial:Shot unarmed African-Americans in cold blood Did New Orleans media contribute to police violence after hurricane Katrina? By … Continue reading →

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Jordan Flaherty : Louisiana Civil Rights Activist Gets 15 Years on Drug Charge

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Catrina Wallace (right), pictured with Caseptla Baily, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for distribution of a controlled substance. Wallace and Baily were both active in the campaign to support the Jena 6. Their door was broken down … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : The Death of Juvenile Justice in Texas

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Robert Essel / Corbis.It’s a crime:The death of juvenile justice in Texas By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / June 5, 2011 Juvenile Justice in the state of Texas has been on a wild ride for the … Continue reading →

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David P. Hamilton : ‘Le Perv,’ ‘Le Perp,’ and Justice in America

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Le perv and les tabs.Letters from France II:Le perv, le perp, and justice in America By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / May 23, 2011 [This is the second in a series of dispatches from France by The … Continue reading →

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