Blogs Posts on "Criminal Justice System"

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Socialist Unity on Nov 5, 2009Louise over at the Harpy Marx blog can be relied upon to consistently champion the poor and disadvantaged, and although it is unfashionable on the left nowadays she is very dogged in her commitment to those who suffer in the criminal justice system.

When Heroes Become Villains by Sociology Eye on Sep 25, 2009by paulabowles For criminologists and sociologists, prison has for many decades provided a fertile environment for research. In recent decades, the focus has been on overcrowding, together with attempts to identify the composition of the prison popul...

The Tragedy of Incarcerated Children by Sociology Eye on Aug 14, 2009by paulabowles The charity Barnardo’s has recently highlighted the issue of incarcerated young offenders, insisting that at any given time Britain has 400+ children aged between 12 and 14 locked up, a situation described by The Independant as ‘in...

According to Florida Lawmakers it is okay to get Drunk, Drive, then Kill someone! by Seattle Seahawks 12th Man on Jun 18, 2009Donte’ Stallworth will get out of jail in four weeks. Now it’s up to Roger Goodell to say when the Cleveland Browns receiver can return to the field. Stallworth was indefinitely suspended... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...

According to Florida Lawmakers it is okay to get Drunk, Drive, then Kill someone! by Football Nation Blogs Headquarters on Jun 18, 2009Donte’ Stallworth will get out of jail in four weeks. Now it’s up to Roger Goodell to say when the Cleveland Browns receiver can return to the field. Stallworth was indefinitely suspended... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...

SECRET EVIDENCE FORCED MAN TO UNWILLING “VOLUNTARY” REPATRIATION by Socialist Unity on Jun 12, 2009Tariq Ur Rehman, one of the North West 10 returned to Pakistan yesterday, the 11th of June. He was forced to do so by his family circumstances – he is a widower with three young children - to accept what is in effect a voluntary deportation. This i...

How I Spent Election Night in a Baltimore Jail, By Michael M. Hughes by High Strangeness on Nov 14, 2008My friend Mike Hughes paints a weird picture of election night in Baltimore... The juxtaposition of good cops and bad cops is strange. Very strange. What was the motivation, the reasoning, the purpose for the senseless arrests, the brutality... even...