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THE REAL WAR ON WOMEN – REWARDED FOR KILLING HIS WIFE PART II
Back on September 10, 2012, I posted the following article: This isn’t the first time that I’ve been outraged to read about what convicts who commit the most heinous crimes are provided in prison. And, I’m sure it won’t be the last. Robert Kosilek’s story is just the latest outrageous waste of taxpayers’ money. I’m […]
CALIFORNIA PRISON HUNGER STRIKE – SO WHAT’S IT REALLY ALL ABOUT?
On July 8th, a reported 30,000 prisoners started a hunger strike in California prisons, most in Pelican Bay State Prison. At the end of the month, only about 600 inmates were still refusing two of their three daily meals. This so-called “hunger strike” was the brainchild of convicted killer, Todd Ashker, a member of the […]
I See Dumb People
I guess we have to start out with the premise that you’re probably dumb if you’ve ended up in jail. So it shouldn’t surprise me when I read about really dumb lawsuits filed by some inmates. If you’ve read anything I’ve written about prisons, you’ll know that I don’t get why prisoners get for free […]
U.S. Supreme Court Rules CA Must Release Thousands of Prisoners
The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision affirmed a controversial prison reduction plan forced on the California prison system by a 3-judge panel. Chief Justice John Roberts joined a separate dissent written by Justice Samuel Alito which questioned the wisdom of giving federal judges the authority to run state penal systems. Their dissent also faulted […]
WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR SATELLITE TV?
In July 2008, I read an article in the Denver Post about an inmate, Jonathan Kasper, at the Limon Correctional Facility – a convicted killer serving a life sentence – who had been on a hunger strike for 10 days to protest reduced prison activities for inmates after authorities took away his drums! Can anyone […]
