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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. 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. 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?