“That's how we forced everyone into plea bargains, we've increased the sentences so much that it's too risky to go to trial” - Justin Brooks Episode 141 of the Decarceration Nation #Podcast #iTunes #Spotify buff.ly/43Pic42

North Carolina is one of at least seven states who now deploy a for-profit company to digitize incoming mail before it is distributed to incarcerated people as a purported smuggling prevention measure. When the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) announced their

Justices Sagan and Sotomayor explain the impact of this ruling well in their dissent: supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf…

Pleading guilty to a crime should NOT be a bar to challenging that conviction at a later date. Given the trial tax, the cost of defense, and the overwhelming advantage the Prosecution has, many people plead out to charges for all of the above reasons. gothamist.com/news/ny-lawmak…]

And the surveillance state just continues to grow larger theintercept.com/2023/06/20/lex…

When people tell you to trust your government, just remember that COVID was spawned in China, by a U.S. taxpayer funded project. AND the government intelligence community knew this for years, and told you it came from a wet market. wsj.com/articles/u-s-f…

"But there is now a two-tiered system of justice in the country, thanks to Joe Biden and the Democrats." Amazing that people are just NOW recognizing that we have different levels of justice in the United States. bostonherald.com/2023/06/26/luc…

legitimate protest, or terrorism? The answer often lies in the viewer's personal agenda... themarshallproject.org/2023/06/24/atl…

tone deaf. Innocent mistake or not, do better. nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/ge…

"The reality is that prisoners are seen as expendable." scalawagmagazine.org/2023/06/enviro…

Appalling but not surprising. In many instances, the only distinction between a guard and an inmate is the paycheck.

Not for the faint of heart. This seems like something out of a third world hellhole, not something that would be allowed to occur in the leader of free world latimes.com/california/sto…

12 years. Held in jail 12 YEARS with out trial, only to have the charges dismissed. chicago.suntimes.com/2023/6/21/2376…

They have been introducing tablets in California prisons. One of the features on these new tablets is the ability to receive messages and photos from family. This is great right? But ofcourse the Correctional Officers have found a way to abuse this. 🧵📱

It's not a raid on the wrong house if we don't keep a record of it... chicago.suntimes.com/2023/6/28/2377…

In a similar vein, it's not a heat-related death if we don't report it as such... texastribune.org/2023/06/28/tex…

When your lawyer tells you to shut up, it's usually best to listen... newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

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