On AlterNet: imprisonment

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40 Years After the Attica Prison Uprising: Celebrating the Heroic Courage of Prisoners Who Risked Their Lives for Justice

Anthony Papa, AlterNet. September 8, 2011.

As we remember the unjust conditions that spurred the Attica uprising, we must focus on the alarming rate of incarceration in the US, highest in the world.

State Dept. Spokesman PJ Crowley: 'Why I Called Bradley Manning's Treatment 'Stupid'

PJ Crowley, The Guardian. March 29, 2011.

The US should uphold the highest standards towards its citizens, including the WikiLeaks accused. I stand by what I said

Activists Stand Up for Bradley Manning -- and PJ Crowley

Medea Benjamin, AlterNet. March 14, 2011.

How outrageous that PJ Crowley was punished for simply telling the truth about Bradley Manning's imprisonment while the war criminals go free.

The Dangerous Conservative Philosophies That Put People Behind Bars

Mike Konczal, New Deal 2.0. January 7, 2011.

Two conservative ideologies are at work behind the huge prison population.

How Paris Hilton's Probation Could Lead to Saving People's Lives

Anthony Papa, AlterNet. September 21, 2010.

By speaking out for treatment instead of imprisonment, Hilton could help the cause of millions of other Americans are arrested for minor drug law violations.

Guantánamo, Dred Scott and the Amistad

Jeremy Brecher, Brendan Smith, The Nation. March 20, 2007.

As in the historical Dred Scott and Amistad cases, the Supreme Court must once again rule on whether the executive branch of the government can seize, imprison, and abuse people without allowing an appeal to the court.