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Author Archives: Bruce Reilly
Eliminating Food Stamps to Former Prisoners
Congress unanimously passed an amendment to the Farm Bill, to bar some people convicted of violent crimes from food stamps. States can’t opt out of it like the ban on people with drug convictions. This is what I emailed my Senator, David … Continue reading
New Report on Public Housing: “Communities, Evictions, and Criminal Convictions.”
I first encountered this public housing issue over a decade ago while living in Rhode Island, and finally began legal research while in New York City last summer. It is national in scope, and much of the relevant law is … Continue reading
Posted in Housing
Tagged civil rights, criminal convictions, eligibility, eviction, FHA, FICPM, HANO, Housing and Urban Development, HUD, Law, New Orleans, PHA, public housing, public housing authority, war on drugs
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Do Colleges Encourage Racial and Class Superiority?
What’s wrong with the picture above? Most won’t see it, even if they read the entire paper- which is why most people “just don’t get it.” Where corporate media reinforces stereotypes and racial/class divisions, universities are supposed to be bastions … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Employment, Race
Tagged Andrew Fastow, employment practices, New Orleans, Rape culture, Sodexo, Tulane, Tulane Hullabaloo, White-collar crime
GEO Withdraws $6 Million Stadium Deal Amidst Public Outcry
There will be no more private prison sponsorship on the FAU stadium. Apparently the corporate prison industry is not so proud of their work after all. The GEO Group offered $6 million to name Florida Atlantic’s football stadium after their … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, prison economics, Private Prison
Tagged Florida Atlantic, Florida Atlantic University, GEO, GEOGroup, George Zoley, Owlcatraz, protests, stadium naming rights
Torture, or Mental Health Treatment? Leaked Video Shows American Prison Conditions
“Help, I can’t breathe,” a prisoner calls out through a fabric mask that was placed over his nose and mouth after pepper spray was shot into his face from inches away. “You’re Talking, You’re Breathing,” says Captain Welch, in a calm monotone. … Continue reading
Part Four: Is Campaign Finance Driven By Cops, Courts, and Corrections?
Mayor Bloomberg is term-limited, thus the city will lose its primary supporter of the Stop & Frisk policy in 2013. Whereas many Democrats participated in the Silent March of over 10,000 people last summer, some Republicans have suggested that NYPD … Continue reading
Posted in Courts, Police, Politics, Race
Tagged Campaign finance, corrections, Court, courts, donations, Floyd, Michael Bloomberg, New York City Police Department, NYPD, police, police union donations
Part Three: Comparing the Precincts- Is Crime Reduced by Stop-and-Frisk?
As the Floyd v. New York trial continues in federal court, we hear various rationales about why the policy’s effectiveness trumps the widespread erosion (if not clear violation) of civil rights. The primary excuse for wholesale stopping of pedestrians, frequently … Continue reading
Posted in Courts, Police, Race
Tagged crime data, crime rate, Frisk, Michael Bloomberg, new york, New York City Police Department, NYPD, precinct, safety
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In the Floyd case, the NYPD faces tough scrutiny of Stop-and-Frisk tactics
This article was originally written for The Guardian, here. The New York Police Department is on trial in Floyd v City of New York, and the public is watching. It is ironic that the policy of recording “stops, questions, and frisks” originated with the 1999 … Continue reading
Posted in Courts, Police, Race
Tagged Abner Louima, diallo, Frisk, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, New York City Police Department, NYPD, stop and frisk
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What They Don’t Tell You About NYC Crime Data
Any study on “safety” would always be subjective. What is “safe?” It is a feeling, not a fact. It is relative, and highly impacted by the media’s reporting of crimes- both near and far. Looking at the NYPD’s crime reporting, … Continue reading
Posted in Police
Tagged Bloomberg, Crime statistics, data, Frisk, New York City Police Department, NYC, NYPD, Public Safety, statistics, stop and frisk
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