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Category Archives: Commentary
FAU and GEO: Expecting Black Men to Play In Stadium Named After Prison
I highly doubt any of the 99 players of the Florida Atlantic Owls were consulted about playing in The GEO Group Stadium next year, named after the world’s largest prison-owning corporation. I also doubt I need to illustrate the percentage … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Private Prison, Race
Tagged Florida Atlantic Owls, Florida Atlantic University, football stadium, GEO, GEOGroup, George Zoley, immigrants
4 Comments
Unprison 2011-2013 Index
Below you will find an index of the articles written over the past several years for Unprison. Readers are encouraged, as issues arise in your area, to utilize the research, analysis, and opinions presented below. Some of these have appeared elsewhere, … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Commentary, Courts, Death Penalty, Drug Policy, Education, Employment, Housing, Innocence, Legislation, Mental Health, Police, Political Prisoners, Politics, Prison Conditions, prison economics, Prisoner Health, Race, Rehabilitation, SCOTUS, Uncategorized, Voting Rights
Tagged death penalty, drug policy, economics, education, Employment, Housing, Innocence, legislation, police, politics, Prison, prison conditions, Prison-Industrial Complex, rehabilitation
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Testify: US Commission on Civil Rights Tackles Employment Discrimination
The federal government is not done developing the law around discrimination against people with criminal records, particularly as the Disparate Impact on people of Color has been rampant. They are accepting testimony until January 21st. Our friends at National Employment … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Commentary, Employment, Legislation, prison economics, Race, Rehabilitation
Tagged Ban the Box, criminal record, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Louisiana, New Orleans, Prison, Rhode Island, United States, United States Commission on Civil Rights, Washington DC
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Why Big Banks Will Pay The Piper in 2013
Many Americans still await the day Wall Street is held accountable for the financial crisis, and an end to “Nobody saw this coming” excuses. A new report, Subprime Mortgage Crisis- Is 2013 Beginning or End?, examines the slow and certain … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Courts, Politics
Tagged Attorney general, Bank of America, Countrywide, Countrywide Financial, Fair Housing Act, Fannie Mae, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Freddie Mac, housing crisis, mortgage fraud, overview, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, Securities Act, securities fraud, settlement, Subprime litigation, United States, update, Wall Street
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Jean Valjean is a Friend of Mine
Most reviews of Les Miserables discuss the singing, editing, and acting, disregarding the original text of Victor Hugo. I write the simple reflections of a former prisoner who read this ex-con tale while sitting in a cell, with only a feint hope … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Politics, Prison Conditions, Race, Rehabilitation
Tagged American prisons, inspector javert, Javert, Jean Valjean, Les Misérables, Les Miserable, Parole, Probation, reentry, rehabilitation, Victor Hugo
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4 Reasons The NRA is a Red Herring
In the wake of another tragedy, calls for gun regulation rises again. Many citizens do not tend to “wait and see” what the politicians will do, and many expect a little saber-rattling and then see their elected officials bow down … Continue reading
Criminal Justice Expert Poised for NOLA City Council Seat
When Dana Kaplan soared into position for a December run-off election, it became clear that something big is happening in the city of New Orleans- the most incarcerated city in the most incarcerated state in the most incarcerated nation in … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Drug Policy, Politics
Tagged city council, Criminal justice, Dana Kaplan, drug war, Election, New Orleans, Reformer, Results, Run-Off
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Is Racism Really This Blind?
U.S. trademark law says that there is no commercial protection for a disparaging term or symbol. In 1992, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board agreed that “Redskins” may disparage people, living or dead, or bring them into contempt or disrepute. … Continue reading →