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Author Archives: Bruce Reilly
Still Marching: 50 Years Later
I like to believe that more Americans believe in the concept of equal justice today than in 1963. The 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington will evoke different thoughts from different people, some with nostalgia, others with disdain. My … Continue reading
3 Reasons to Thank a Public Defender
This is the 50th Year of Gideon, which possibly means little to the majority of people in America- or so they believe. Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court decided that American citizens have a right to a lawyer in court. … Continue reading
A Former Prisoner’s View: “Orange is the New Black”
Those of you without Netflix might be wondering what’s all the fuss about with “Orange is the New Black.” The first 13-episode season of ONB is the second TV show to debut on the website. It is time to get past … Continue reading
Posted in Arts
Tagged David Simon, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Jenji Kohan, Justice Now, Kate Mulgrew, Laverne Cox, Netflix, Orange Is the New Black, Oz, Piper Kerman, prison shows, review, Taryn Manning, Taylor Shilling, TGI Justice, Tom Fontana, TV, Wire, women in prison, WORTH
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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
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
Posted in Actions, Commentary, Innocence, Prison Conditions, Prisoner Health
Tagged Angola 3, Angola Three, California, Corcoran, Force Feed, Guantanamo, Herman Wallace, Hunger strike, Louisiana, Mos Def, Pelican Bay, SHU, Solitary confinement, Yasin Bey
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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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Supreme Court and Voting Rights: What They Did, and What We Do Next
The good news: Racism is over. The bad news: This is the lie we keep telling ourselves while racist actions are still happening at the highest levels of government. For instance, a recent FBI investigation in Alabama recorded state senators … Continue reading
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The Myth of Prison Slave Labor Camps in the U.S.
A Displaced and Discarded Labor Force, originally appearing in Counterpunch, by JAMES KILGORE As Adam Gopkin reminds us, “mass incarceration on a scale almost unexampled in human history is a fundamental fact of our country today—perhaps the fundamental fact, as … Continue reading →