What is even more sad is that legal injustice and inequality is rampant in the American judicial system, now, 50 years later... why? Here are other links if you are interested in finding out more (of course I left out reports on the prison abuses that involve the US military in other countries—unless they related to domestic conditions—because it would have included hundreds of reports)
Looking at the Death Penalty
Death Penalty History Made at Northwestern
Burden of Innocence Frontline (PBS: May 2003)
The Plea: Nearly 95% of All Cases Resulting in Felony Convictions Never Reach a Jury. They are Settled Through Plea Bargains In Which a Defendant Agrees To Plead Guilty In Exchange For a Reduced Sentence. But What Are the Implications of a System That Relies on Pleas to Expedite Justice? Frontline (PBS: June, 2004)
The Strange and Tragic Case of Sherman Austin
US Prison Boom
US Government Paranoia in Action: FBI Abducts Artist, Seizes Art
Kentucky National Guard Soldier Beaten During Training Exercises in Guantanamo Bay
Women Prisoners in Connecticut, Saudi Torture of British Citizens, Brave Heroes During the My Lai Atrocities and the State Boys Rebellion
And just for good measure… one of my all-time favorite musicians who believed in the humanity of prisoners:
Remembering Johnny Cash
What are other reports--anyone?
2 comments:
Great post! I want to get back to this very soon!
I saw 60 minutes last night too and it tore me up.
Cyndy, I was very familiar with the story of Emmet Till's murder... still it really moved me to think about it again. We've been discussing silenced histories in my courses and I've been thinking about how Americans generally resist facing up to any dark periods in their history. The general consensus being why would you want to drag that up?
I'm glad you found the post useful... peace.
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