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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Written and Set in Prison: “House of Death”
By the time I got to Minimum Security I had over a decade in prison and written screenplays, a novel, self-help guide, poetry, raps, short stories… I was only missing a play. Eventually all the ingredients came together and I … Continue reading
Rhode Island: 10th State to “Ban the Box” on Employment Applications
Your state can be next. This is one man’s description of how we got the campaign off the ground. I met Linda Evans in 2007, in Oakland, and heard her presentation on an interesting issue that hit close to home: … Continue reading
Does the Prosecution Rest? Changing the Narrative to Let Justice Be Done
The George Zimmerman trial is on my Facebook wall. It is on TV at the gym. Needless to say, from a guy who doesn’t have a TV: it is everywhere. Because this case is one of the few high-profile cases … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Courts, Innocence, Race
Tagged George Zimmerman, media bias, New Orleans, prosecutor, prosecutor misconduct, Public defender, shooting, Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman
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Dear Gov. Chafee: Sign Ban the Box!
Dear Governor Chafee, Yesterday, mere hours before the House passed “Ban the Box” (5507A) by a 62-3 vote, I spoke with a friend who had been told by a temp agency he is “toxic,” and they could never hire him. … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Legislation
Tagged applications, Ban the Box, criminal record, Employment, jobs, legislation, Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island
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Hunger Strikes, Force Feeds, and Solitary Dreams
While the California prisoners enter their fourth day of hunger strikes, the people of Guantanamo enter their 40th. Meanwhile, Herman Wallace has spent over forty years in solitary confinement in Louisiana. These three aspects, all coming to new awareness this … Continue reading →