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Tag: Department of Justice

Mississippi jails school kids for…what?

August 19, 2012 Mike Davis Civil Rights, Courts, Education, Police, States Leave a comment

According to Addicting Info, a Mississippi school has arranged for suspensions to be served in prison–a  real prison, where children serve  alongside hardened criminals

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U.S. political and financial elites enjoy legal immunity

May 6, 2011 Madonna Gauding Courts, Government Leave a comment

Glenn Greenwald, in a recent article on Salon, wrote the following: In a 1795 letter, George Washington vowed that, “the executive branch of this

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Don’t stop talking about torture

March 22, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Government, History, War Leave a comment

Some may call it a dead topic that should stay dead, but I think that a national discussion of torture needs to continue. Andy

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