Category Archives: Mental Health

Are Schools Violating the American With Disabilities Act Every Time a Kid Goes to Court?

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Bruce Reilly

Are you looking for a new approach to dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline?  The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Rehabilitation Act bar any federal program, or institutions receiving federal grants (such as schools), from discriminating against people due … Continue reading →

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Torture, or Mental Health Treatment? Leaked Video Shows American Prison Conditions

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Bruce Reilly

“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 →

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Unprison 2011-2013 Index

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Bruce Reilly

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 →

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4 Reasons The NRA is a Red Herring

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Bruce Reilly

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 →

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Officer: “I Don’t Give a F#@K Ni**er!” (prior to the shooting)

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Bruce Reilly

Following a pattern of racial slurs and racial abuse by members of White Plains Police Department, the Attorney General definitively proved that they cannot indict a ham sandwich (as the old adage goes).  After 68 year old Marine Kenneth Chamberlain … Continue reading →

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Young Man with Asperger’s Syndrome Faces 10 Years for Police Brutality

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Bruce Reilly

Reposted by request of the family: Young man with Asperger’s syndrome responds appropriately to police by George Sand Posted on April 29, 2011. Reginald “Neli” Latson, a 19 year-old, sat in the grass outside the library and waited for it … Continue reading →

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