Criminal Justice
We're in a Recession and President Obama is Funding More Prisons
Submitted by Southern Shift on Fri, 2010-02-26 11:39 Authored by Liliana Segura of Alternet Original ArticleAt the same time the Obama administration is talking about a dramatic “spending freeze” on any and all projects unrelated to war-making, this is exactly what’s in store, it is quietly increasing the federal budget for even more prisons.
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins: Restoring Credibility in the System
Submitted by Ann del Llano on Wed, 2009-11-18 10:35 Authored by Ann del Llano
In 1986, the Dallas County District Attorney's office used an official training manual that TRAINED Dallas County prosecutors to keep racial minorities off juries. Twenty years later, people with white skin are the racial minority in Dallas and the District Attorney is a black gentleman.
