In March 2014, Glenn Ford was freed after three decades on death row. He walked out of the Angola penitentiary when a judge vacated his … I apologize to Glenn FordRead more
Prison
Posted inJustice / Prison / ToMl / USA Empire
Political prisoners in US
A reporter with the newspaper Le Matin de Paris asked former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew Young about the Soviet Union and its … Political prisoners in USRead more
Posted inPrison / ToMl / USA Empire
History of Attica
Tom Robbins talking: An inmate rebellion that took place amid a very restless, political summer in Attica, inmates who were trying to petition the governor … History of AtticaRead more
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Kathy Kelly Heads to Prison
Peace activist Kathy Kelly is about to begin a three-month prison sentence for protesting the U.S. drone war at a military base in Missouri earlier … Kathy Kelly Heads to PrisonRead more
Posted inPrison / Social / USA Empire
Governing Through Crime
California has the most prisoners in the nation with some 160,000 people behind bars. California jails [hold] more than double the designed capacity and are … Governing Through CrimeRead more