(2023-07-11). Looking Beyond Haaland v. Brackeen. aclu.org 
Last month, the Supreme Court issued a The ACLU submitted…
(2023-07-10). My Journey From Death Row to Becoming an Advocate for Justice. aclu.org In 2006, I was sentenced to death for a crime I didn't commit. The jury in my case was split 8-4. Eight people thought I was guilty and should be executed, and four people thought I was not guilty and should not be. Despite the divided jury, I was sentenced to death. | At the time in Florida, it was possible for a person to be sentenced to death by a non-unanimous jury. Only in 2017 did the law change to require a unanimous jury. But this year, Florida took a step backwards, reinstating non-unanimous juries for the death penalty. | Florida is one of two states that still sends people to death row even if the j…
(2023-07-10). Biden Knows Section 702 is Unconstitutional, Yet His Administration Still Defends It. aclu.org Fifteen years ago this week, then Senator Joe Biden
(2023-07-11). Free Mohammed Abu Sakha! Palestinian circus artist in administrative detention. samidoun.net 
On Monday, 10 July, an Israeli occupation military court ordered Palestinian circus artist Mohammed Abu Sakha to six months in admininistrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. In the past year, the use of administrative detention to target Palestinians has spiked dramatically, with approximately 1,083 Palestinians currently jailed without charge or trial, over one-fifth of …
(2023-07-11). NSW legal groups call for new religious discrimination amendments to be rejected. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-10). United States: Supreme Court upholds LGBTQ discrimination, denies student debt relief. greenleft.org.au 
The United States Supreme Court curtailed LGBTQ rights and struck down debt relief for students on June 30, reports Barry Sheppard.
(2023-07-11). British intelligence in the dock for CIA torture. thegrayzone.com Recent developments raise the prospect that British intelligence agents could finally face justice for their little-known role in the CIA's global torture program. Britain's foreign and domestic intelligence apparatus is facing scrutiny by a tribunal tasked with intelligence oversight. On May 26, London's infamously opaque Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) unanimously issued a landmark ruling which means the complaints of two Saudis brutally tortured at CIA black sites and jailed for years in Guantanamo Bay can finally be heard, at least …
(2023-07-11). Palestinian Prisoners Call For The Freedom Of Palestine Action Prisoners. popularresistance.org From inside Israeli jails, the Palestinian Prisoners' Movement has issued a statement demanding the freedom of Palestine Action prisoners held in British jails. Six activists from Palestine Action are currently detained, and over 100 more are facing custodial sentences, for disrupting the British manufacture of Israeli weaponry [1] [2]. | On Wednesday 5th July, nearly 80 public figures including celebrities, activists, academics and lawyers issued a statement of solidarity saying "We demand the charges are dropped against those already incarcerated and at risk of prison over their work to disrupt the criminal pro…
(2023-07-10). Trump's indictment and America's two legal systems. therealnews.com 
Former President Donald Trump is facing 34 felony counts in New York State and an additional 37 felony federal charges. None of this prevents him from freely campaigning for President and appearing before the media. Yet the reality for most people targeted by the criminal justice system is far different. Take Rikers Island Jail—where more than 80 percent of inmates have not been convicted of a crime. Legal reform advocate Dyjuan Tatro joins Rattling the Bars to discuss Trump's indictment and how it illustrates the two legal systems that exist side-by-side in the land of the free: one for the rich and…
(2023-07-11). Israel has turned all of occupied Palestine into an open air prison, says UN expert's report. peoplesdispatch.org 
A report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says that apart from physically arresting over 800,000 Palestinians, including tens of thousands of children, Israel also controls the movement of millions through barriers, permits, and illegal settlements…
(2023-07-11). Kurds protest death threat to imprisoned leader Abdullah àñcalan. greenleft.org.au 
Kurds and their supporters in France, Germany, and Switzerland protested on July 8 over new death threats against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah àñcalan who has been imprisoned by the Turkish state for the past 24 years, reports Peter Boyle.
(2023-07-11). Here's How Organizing to Abolish the Prison Industrial Complex Works in Practice. truthout.org As more activists embrace abolition of the prison industrial complex, here's what this work demands of us in practice. In the early 2000s, I sat in an organizing meeting discussing how to prevent a new prison from being built. After listening to several people talk about ways our coalition could encourage the prison to be sited somewhere else or on a smaller footprint, I wondered aloud if we… |
(2023-07-11). Texas Governor Outlaws Life-Saving Water Breaks for Workers as Climate Crisis Fuels Heat Waves. democracynow.org 
We take a closer look at the impact of the massive heat dome in Texas, where extreme heat is bearing down on some of the state's most vulnerable populations, including workers and prisoners. At least three people have died after working in triple-digit heat, just as Republican Governor Greg Abbott signs into law a new measure that overrides mandatory water breaks for workers. Meanwhile, 32 people have been reported to have died in Texas prisons, most of which lack air conditioning and are prone to increased rates of heat-induced cardiac events. We are joined on Democracy Now! by Steven Monacelli in Dallas,…
(2023-07-11). Another death in custody at Bristol's HMP Eastwood Park. thecanary.co Content warning: contains descriptions of prison violence, self-harm, and suicide Another prisoner has died in custody at Bristol's HMP Eastwood Park. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed to the Canary that an individual died in the prison on 10 June 2023. This is is part of a repeated pattern of deaths in custody at the …
(2023-07-11). Honduras launches Operation Faith and Hope. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Operation Faith and Hope, promoted by the Honduran Government to regain the governance of the country's prisons, resulted in a seizure of more than eight million dollars on Tuesday.
(2023-07-10). Leaked Documents Reveal Reuters Helped Overthrow Egyptian Democracy. orinocotribune.com 
Reuters served as a channel for the UK Foreign Office to covertly fund an Egyptian outlet that clamored for the overthrow of the country's first democratically elected leader, leaked documents show. | July 3 marked the 10th anniversary of Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah Sisi's violent seizure of power in Cairo. The first democratically elected leader in 5000 years of Egyptian history, Mohamed Morsi, was removed from office, his supporters were massacred by the hundreds, and he ultimately died in prison. With US and UK support, Sisi quickly reversed any tentative democratic gains made during the country's…
(2023-07-10). Black liberation organizers across the US reflect on the passing of Dr. Mutulu Shakur. peoplesdispatch.org Shakur was a prisoner-of-war of a decades-long Black liberation struggle for 37 years. He was only released when he was months away from death…
(2023-07-11). Texas Governor Outlaws Life-Saving Water Breaks for Workers as Climate Crisis Fuels Heat Waves. democracynow.org We take a closer look at the impact of the massive heat dome in Texas, where extreme heat is bearing down on some of the state's most vulnerable populations, including workers and prisoners. At least three people have died after working in triple-digit heat, just as Republican Governor Greg Abbott signs into law a new measure that overrides mandatory water breaks for workers. Meanwhile, 32 people have been reported to have died in Texas prisons, most of which lack air conditioning and are prone to increased rates of heat-induced cardiac events. We are joined on Democracy Now! by Steven Monacelli in Dallas,…
(2023-07-11). Another death in custody at Bristol's HMP Eastwood Park. thecanary.co Content warning: contains descriptions of prison violence, self-harm, and suicide Another prisoner has died in custody at Bristol's HMP Eastwood Park. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed to the Canary that an individual died in the prison on 10 June 2023. This is is part of a repeated pattern of deaths in custody at the …
(2023-07-11). Honduras launches Operation Faith and Hope. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Operation Faith and Hope, promoted by the Honduran Government to regain the governance of the country's prisons, resulted in a seizure of more than eight million dollars on Tuesday.
(2023-07-10). Leaked Documents Reveal Reuters Helped Overthrow Egyptian Democracy. orinocotribune.com Reuters served as a channel for the UK Foreign Office to covertly fund an Egyptian outlet that clamored for the overthrow of the country's first democratically elected leader, leaked documents show. | July 3 marked the 10th anniversary of Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah Sisi's violent seizure of power in Cairo. The first democratically elected leader in 5000 years of Egyptian history, Mohamed Morsi, was removed from office, his supporters were massacred by the hundreds, and he ultimately died in prison. With US and UK support, Sisi quickly reversed any tentative democratic gains made during the country's…
(2023-07-10). Black liberation organizers across the US reflect on the passing of Dr. Mutulu Shakur. peoplesdispatch.org Shakur was a prisoner-of-war of a decades-long Black liberation struggle for 37 years. He was only released when he was months away from death…