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How a Former Prisoner Took Down a Big Shot from the Private Prison Industry (and Cheney Pal)

Paul Wright, CounterPunch. June 9, 2009.

Gus Puryear had his judicial nomination scuttled by a former prisoner turned criminal justice advocate.

$35,000 Cash Reward Offer Helps Sink Judgeship Chances for Bush Nominee

Silja J.A. Talvi, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 16, 2008.

Why Gus Puryear might want to start looking for other employment.

Gus Puryear: Bush's Latest Dangerous Court Nominee

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. May 22, 2008.

An interview with author Silja Talvi about her AlterNet investigative report on Gus Puryear, a Bush court nominee with a villainous past.

Private Prison Litigator Gus Puryear's Rise to the Top

Silja J.A. Talvi, AlterNet. May 6, 2008.

Part II of an investigative report on the unsolved homicide that haunts a Bush nominee for a U.S. District Court seat.

Meet Gus Puryear: Bush's Latest Villainous Nominee for a Lifetime Judgeship

Silja J.A. Talvi, AlterNet. May 5, 2008.

The unsolved murder of Estelle Richardson in her prison cell haunts the nation's top private prison litigator as he vies for a judgeship.

Do We Want Judges Who Have Profited Off of Private Prisons and Locking Up Children?

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 10, 2008.

A judicial nominee is under scrutiny because of his membership in a discriminatory country club. But what about his career as a prison profiteer?