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On AlterNet: prisoners

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "prisoners"

Prison Officials Have Banned an Inmate From Reading Obama’s Books

Prison Officials Have Banned an Inmate From Reading Obama’s Books

Ian Millhiser, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. July 10, 2009.
Obama wrote that “the dealth penalty does little to deter crime” and said "no innocent person should end up on death row.”

Terrorists Ramzi Yousef and Timothy McVeigh Weren't in Gitmo; They Were Convicted and Safely Sent to U.S. Jails

Terrorists Ramzi Yousef and Timothy McVeigh Weren't in Gitmo; They Were Convicted and Safely Sent to U.S. Jails

National Security NetworkMay 22, 2009.
The federal prison system has already held for extended periods of time a large number of convicted terrorists, with no public mishap.

Waiting to Die: The Cruel Phenomenon of

Waiting to Die: The Cruel Phenomenon of "Death Row Syndrome"

Michael J. Carter, IPS News. November 7, 2008.
As prisoners across the country spend decades awaiting execution, the psychological effects are devastating.

McCain Takes His Party Prisoner

McCain Takes His Party Prisoner

Leslie Savan, The Nation AlterNet: Election 2008. October 9, 2008.
John McCain is his own worst prisoner. And jailer too.

McCain Loses It: Calls Americans 'My Fellow Prisoners'

McCain Loses It: Calls Americans 'My Fellow Prisoners'

Jed Lewison, Huffington Post AlterNet: Video. October 8, 2008.
Gaffe tops off already controversial campaign rally.

Suicide Note from a Guantanamo Bay Detainee

Suicide Note from a Guantanamo Bay Detainee

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. August 13, 2008.
From "My Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees and the Stories They Told Me"

Human Rights Report Blasts

Human Rights Report Blasts "Hollowness of U.S. Administration's Call for Democracy Abroad"

Sanjay Suri, IPS News. May 29, 2008.
From police tasers to Gitmo, a recent report by Amnesty International takes the United States to task on human rights.

Even the FBI Is Outraged over U.S. Torture

Even the FBI Is Outraged over U.S. Torture

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. May 29, 2008.
The Justice Department has issued a report on torture, citing testimony by scores of FBI officials outraged over our treatment of prisoners.

What if 5.3 Million More Americans Could Vote?

What if 5.3 Million More Americans Could Vote?

Erika Wood, AlterNet. April 21, 2008.
Millions of people in the U.S. can't vote because of felony convictions. Restoring their right to vote means restoring democracy.

When the One You Love Is Behind Bars

When the One You Love Is Behind Bars

Silja J.A. Talvi, Colors Northwest. February 2, 2008.
A justice system reporter explains how she fell in love with a jail-bound man and how their relationship was strained by his prison sentence.

Behind the Denials: Iranians and Brits Traded Prisoners

Behind the Denials: Iranians and Brits Traded Prisoners

Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch. April 6, 2007.
The stand-off over the 15 British sailors and marines captured by Iran ended with a de facto prisoner exchange, despite denials by Britain and Iran that a swap was intended.