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'''Another Heartbreaking Exoneration from Texas'''
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'''Taser Shots, Even at Distance, Can Kill'''
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Michael Morton spent 25 years in prison based on a wrongful conviction for his wife's murder. Not only did the local sheriff's department refuse to accept the testimony of witnesses or follow obviously contradictory evidence, the county DA himself refused to test for DNA evidence unless Morton would first accept responsibility for the murder. 25 years later, the DA apologized, with the caveat that law didn't exactly ''require'' him to disclose evidence at the time. [http://www.npr.org/2012/04/28/150996459/free-after-25-years-a-tale-of-murder-and-injustice NPR's account available here].
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A new [http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2012/04/20/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.097584.abstract study], published in the journal Circulation, by Douglas Zipes describes the risk and severity of health problems that Tasers can cause. Dr. Zipes has testified in several lawsuits against Taser based on wrongful death claims. A spokesman for Taser blamed the findings on Dr. Zipes' bias,according to the [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/01/health/research/taser-shot-to-the-chest-can-kill-a-study-warns.html?_r=2&smid=tw-nytimes&seid=auto NYT report].
  
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'''What's the deal with employment discrimination for people with criminal records?'''
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'''UCSD''' '''Student in Holding Cell for 5 Days'''
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The [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/opinion/sunday/a-fair-shot-at-a-job.html?ref=todayspaper NYT] reports that a 2011 [http://www.nelp.org/page/-/SCLP/2011/65_Million_Need_Not_Apply.pdf?nocdn=1%20 study from the National Employment Law Project] shows that about 90 percent of companies use criminal background checks in hiring decisions and routinely deny employment, even for entry-level jobs. The EEOC ruled 25 years ago that this type of discrimination is illegal under the Civil Rights Act unless there is a compelling business reason. Last Wednesday, the [http://www.safetyandjustice.org/news/2585%20 <u>EEOC reviewed</u>] the ruling and set new rules and created the presumption that consideration of criminal history is ILLEGAL.
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A young man arrested in a drug bust by the DEA was left, handcuffed, in a holding cell for five days without food, water, or any contact with DEA agents whatsoever. In an [http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=151959275&m=151962966 interview with All Things Considered], David Chong describes how he was so famished he began begging for officers to urinate into his cell. The DEA promises to review its detention procedures.
  
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'''NC Anti-Bias Law Moves a Man Off of Death Row'''
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'''Guantanamo Documents Related to 779 Detainees Released'''
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North Carolina is one of two states that allow inmates and death eligible defendants to present evidence, including statistics, that suggests race played a major role in their being charged or sentenced to death. Marcus Reymond Robinson was able to show, largely through statistical evidence and jury selection procedures, that there was intentional discrimination in his sentence. [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/21/us/north-carolina-law-used-to-set-aside-a-death-sentence.html?ref=todayspaper See NYT report].
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[http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/ The New York Times] has posted documents on a sampling of Guantanamo detainees and their history in detention. Abdul Rahman Mohamed Saleh Naser, for example, has been held for 9 years and 11 months. Since 2007, the DoD has recommended releasing Naser from their control.
  
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'''Photo-survey documents the juvenile incarceration system'''
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'''"Everything the NYPD has done is legal. It is Constitutional."'''
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Photographer Richard Ross has spent five years photographing architectures, cells, classrooms, and youth in the juvenile incarceration system. The photo-survey, ''Juvenile-In-Justice'' documents 350 facilities in over 30 states as a call to action to create separate housing for pre-adjudicated youth and improve facilities and care. See these amazing photos on [http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/04/photog-hopes-to-effect-policy-with-survey-of-juvenile-lock-ups/?pid=1958 Wired].
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...says Mayor Bloomberg. After the Associated Press published a confidential NYPD report (60 pages) from 2007 detailing the department's "monitoring" of New Jersey Muslims. New Jersey politicians are starting to respond, arguing that NYPD has stepped outside its jurisdiction. Among other things, [http://www.npr.org/2012/02/24/147352818/n-j-nypd-crossed-the-line-in-monitoring-muslims NPR reports] that NYPD infiltrated a student group at City College of New York, accompanying the group on a whitewater rafting trip.
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Revision as of 17:30, December 21, 2012

Taser Shots, Even at Distance, Can Kill A new study, published in the journal Circulation, by Douglas Zipes describes the risk and severity of health problems that Tasers can cause. Dr. Zipes has testified in several lawsuits against Taser based on wrongful death claims. A spokesman for Taser blamed the findings on Dr. Zipes' bias,according to the NYT report.

UCSD Student in Holding Cell for 5 Days A young man arrested in a drug bust by the DEA was left, handcuffed, in a holding cell for five days without food, water, or any contact with DEA agents whatsoever. In an interview with All Things Considered, David Chong describes how he was so famished he began begging for officers to urinate into his cell. The DEA promises to review its detention procedures.

Guantanamo Documents Related to 779 Detainees Released The New York Times has posted documents on a sampling of Guantanamo detainees and their history in detention. Abdul Rahman Mohamed Saleh Naser, for example, has been held for 9 years and 11 months. Since 2007, the DoD has recommended releasing Naser from their control.

"Everything the NYPD has done is legal. It is Constitutional." ...says Mayor Bloomberg. After the Associated Press published a confidential NYPD report (60 pages) from 2007 detailing the department's "monitoring" of New Jersey Muslims. New Jersey politicians are starting to respond, arguing that NYPD has stepped outside its jurisdiction. Among other things, NPR reports that NYPD infiltrated a student group at City College of New York, accompanying the group on a whitewater rafting trip.

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