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Calls For Release of Tiananmen Prisoners
2008-06-04 12:40:00
Dozens of people remain imprisoned for taking part in the 1989 pro-democracy protests centered in Tiananmen Square, though releasing them would improve China's image ahead of the Beijing Olympics this summer, a human rights group said.
By: Get rich
Prison: Where prisoners are also human beings
2008-05-31 11:44:00
Welikada Prison: Where prisoners are also human beings The world is awaiting the themagula of or Lord Buddha. It is the time of giving and spreading compassion to humanity. In this time of good will, The Nation visited the Welikada Prison to share the spirit of Vesak and to find more of the recent endeavours to enhance the quality of life of the inmates ?By oneself is evil done and by oneself is one sullied. By oneself is evil not done and by oneself is one purified.? - Dhammapada By Randima Attygalle---www.nation.lk ?All prisoners are human beings,? state the placards that adorn the walls of the Welikada Prison. Any one walking through its gates will bear testimony to these words. A busy atmosphere coupled with a festive flavour of the Vesak season enveloped us. The prison inmates were pruning the garden flora, some carrying trays of mid-day tea to officers, whilst others were immersed in ...
Does Jail Radicalize Muslim Prisoners?
2008-05-25 09:05:00
Police officers at British prisoners increasingly are becoming concerned over the possibility that young Muslim prisoners might become radicalized by radical extremeist groups. A report, written by the Prison Service’s Diectorate of High Security, describes fear and instability at several British prisoners which is leading to a state in which Muslim gangs might be taking control of jails. It says there is apprehension that tension might result to hostility and the growth of Islamaphobia. Many young Muslim males are being recruited by Muslim gangs and, ironically, the prison system has been transformed into a recruiting center for al-Qaida. The report stemmed from the deaths of five prisoners in jail over the past 12 months. Muslim prisoner support groups cmplaing that Muslims are suffering harassment from staff which leads them to seek the protection of organized gangs. It was noted the prison “staff appeared reluctant to challenge inappropriate behaviour, in particular...
Putin?s Gulag Stability
2008-05-19 14:46:00
Vladimir Putin hails stability among his greatest achievements as president of Russia. But stability in Russia exists in appearance only, supported by enormous oil revenue and massive propaganda from the government-controlled mass media. Behind the facade lies an unprecedented increase in corruption, a population largely mired in poverty, and a bureaucracy and domestic intelligence apparatus ...
Burning Black - Prisoners of Steel
2008-05-11 02:01:00
Band: Burning BlackAlbum: Prisoners of SteelYear: 2008Country: ItalyGenre: Heavy MetalLength: 42:59 MinFilesize: 73.65 MBTracklist:- Hell is Now- Angel of War- Angry machine of Love- Smell the Fire- Fight to Dream- No more Heroes- Heavy Metal- Life Passengers- Without Waiting...- Without Dear- Prisoners of SteelClick Here
Burmese Political Prisoners Murdered After Cyclone Struck
2008-05-07 08:40:00
Burmese prisoners 'executed after cyclone hit' By Sebastien Berger, Graham Jenkins and Stephen Adams Telegraph UKIn Rangoon, where monks and civilians were clearing the streets of debris, a man who refused to be identified added: "Where are all those uniformed people who are always ready to beat civilians? They should come out in full force and help clean up the areas and restore electricity."
Death-row prisoners in rodeos
2008-05-03 03:02:00
INMATES at a US prison are taking part in violent rodeos to let off steam and win money. Angola Prison, in Louisiana, lets its prisoners be trampled and gored before a crowd of thousands at its biannual rodeo in a bid to help them momentarily forget about the lethal injection, or life behind bars, the Daily ...
Security screens would make us feel like prisoners: taxi drivers
2008-05-01 09:59:00
Taxi drivers in Perth say security screens would make them feel like prisoners.   A group representing taxi drivers in Western Australia says it does not want security screens installed in cabs. (...)
By: Taxi Blog
Prisoners won't be getting a pay rise. 10p tax?
2008-04-30 09:23:00
The BBC are reporting that prisoners are not going to get a planned pay rise. The rise, which has disappeared off the government website, would have taken the minimum wage from Ł4 to Ł5.50/week.Ministry of Justice said:"The issue as to whether pay rates should be increased is now being reviewed as part of [prison minister] David Hanson's proposals for a new compact balancing the opportunities we give to offenders to turn away from a life of crime with what the community is going to expect of them in return. "That means meeting certain standards of behaviour whilst in prison and on release, for instance getting off and staying off drugs."Shocker - another government review. Whenever this government haven't got a bloody clue what they are doing, or they want to hide the truth, or they just want to put off a contentious policy until a more fortuitous time (i.e. after local elections) they announce yet another sodding review. I wonder if this U-turn on prisoner pay has anything to do...
France: 60 To 70% Of Prisoners Are Muslim
2008-04-29 17:58:00
SEQUEDIN, France -- Samia El Alaoui Talibi walks her beat in a cream-colored head scarf and an ink-black robe with sunset-orange piping, an outfit she picked up at a yard sale.After passing a bulletproof window, El Alaoui Talibi trudges through half a dozen heavy, locked doors to reach the Muslim faithful to whom she ministers in the women's cellblock of the Lille-Sequedin Detention Center in far northern France.It took her years to earn this access, said El Alaoui Talibi, one of only four Muslim holy women allowed to work in French prisons. "Everyone has the same prejudices and negative image of Muslims and Islam," said Moroccan-born El Alaoui Talibi, 47, the mother of seven children. "When some guards see you, they see an Arab; they see you the same as if you were a prisoner."This prison is majority Muslim -- as is virtually every house of incarceration in France. About 60 to 70 percent of all inmates in the country's prison system are Muslim, according to Muslim leaders, sociol...
Former prisoners deal with re-entry into the real world - San Francisco Chr
2008-04-29 00:02:00
Former prisoners deal with re-entry into the real worldSan Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 5 hours ago"I had a big smile on my face," he recalls in the profoundly moving production of "The Castle," now on view at off-Broadway's New World Stages. ...
Peter Stanford: Prisoners would not kill themselves if jails were … - Th
2008-04-27 19:10:00
The letters arrive with every post, from young and not so young prisoners and recently released offenders desperate to secure a college place for the autumn so that they can start rebuilding their... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New Report: HIV Statistics in Federal Prisoners
2008-04-25 00:00:00
Between 2005 and 2006 the number of state and federal prisoners who were HIV-positive decreased 3.1 percent ?? from 22,676 to 21,980 inmates, according to a report by the Justice Department?s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).  Another BJS report estimated that 44 percent of state inmates and 39 percent of federal inmates reported a current medical problem other than a cold or a virus.
5% of World Has 25% of all Prisoners
2008-04-24 07:43:00
The United States has less than 5 percent of the world’s population. But it has almost a quarter of the world’s prisoners. Indeed, the United States leads the world in producing prisoners, a reflection of a relatively recent and now entirely distinctive American approach to crime and punishment. Americans are locked up for crimes ? from ...
News: Prisoners planned to attack Pete Doherty. Singer ends up in "segrega
2008-04-19 00:01:00
Babyshambles frontman and all-around model citizen Pete Doherty was taken from the general population at Wormwood Scubs prison and sent off to an area in the complex where only 15 other perps reside. This all comes after inmates had plotted...
Documents Describe Murder And Torture Of Prisoners In U.S. Custody
2008-04-18 10:21:00
Sudhan 10:20 CET Newly Released Government Documents Show Special Forces Used Illegal Interrogation Techniques In Afghanistan By American Civil Liberties Union, April 16, 2008 NEW YORK ? The American Civil Liberties Union obtained documents today from the Department of Defense confirming the military?s use of unlawful interrogation methods on detainees held in U.S. custody in Afghanistan. The ...
By: Suzie-Q
Paupers To Princess — Or Prisoners?
2008-04-17 13:48:00
Reality TV goes bad A Florida-based reality show producer of Pauper to Princess has been arrested for false imprisonment after the show’s contestants said a producer wouldn’t let them leave the house where they were being filmed. The women claim they had to escape after they weren’t paid, according to news reports. The Orland Sentinel writes about the reality show gone bad: “Shattered dreams, not riches beyond their wildest dreams, are the all that Pauper to Princess contestants took from the aborted reality show.” According to police and a neighbor’s account, Marc Brilleman, 33, held the women against their will and prevented them from calling their families. But Jim Johnson, the executive producer of the show and owner of the house, denied the allegations and said the women who asked to leave were allowed to do so. “Nobody was being held against their will at any time,” Johnson said. “This show was an honorable show. We took t...
Katie Rees avoids jail and female prisoners weep
2008-04-10 03:36:00
Katie Rees, the former Nevada beauty queen that had some naughty photos, was able to plea bargain her way out of jail time for a laundry list of violations. A dethroned Nevada beauty queen has taken a plea deal, agreeing to pay fines for five misdemeanor traffic violations while a resisting arrest charge against her ...
Prisoners?
2008-04-07 09:33:00
Prisoners? par Mi-tsurgi ...Fin des votes 05/05/08 09:33commentaire : 6-
Classified Memo Reveals Iraqi Prisoners as ?Starving?
2008-03-31 10:21:00
Sudhan @10:20 CET by Jason Leopold | Dissident Voice, March 28th, 2008 A classified memo written by a top military official stationed in Western Iraq reveals that a prison in downtown Fallujah is so overcrowded and dirty that it does not even meet basic ?minimal levels of hygiene for human beings.? ?The conditions in these jails are ...
By: Suzie-Q
Jack Straw apologizes after 200 Muslim prisoners are given ham sandwiches d
2008-03-14 16:49:00
Jack Straw said in a letter that a "regrettable administrative error" led to the blunder and apologized for any offence caused to the Muslim community. The Justice Secretary has ordered staff at the category B facility to be more diligent and prison officers will be re-trained to consider inmates' cultural and religious needs. Ok, maybe I'm going to sound like an asshole here, but fuck 'em.  If you're offended that you can't eat pork, that's your business.  However, you're a prisoner because you COMMITTED A CRIME and the jail has no reason to adhere to your piss ant religious objections.  That goes for ALL religions.  Sure, they'll make sure you get a copy of the Koran, Bible, Dienetics, or whatever your religious text may be.  However, if you won't eat what they are serving, perhaps you should have thought about that before you committed your crime.  I'm sure they'll be nice enough to give you a few slices of bread to make sure you don't...
Video: Prisoners Do The Soulja Boy Dance
2008-03-13 16:35:00
LOL wow.Here's 1 guys comment at global grind:neothinker"On a further note! those who have commented that these prisoners are "BAD," does not mean that they should be dehumanized. Furthermore, the only reason why these men are in prison is because of Global Imperialism, Western Colonization, and Bureaucratic Capitalism! People can be helped, people can change, and people can LEARN. The prison industrial system does NOT ALLOW for any form of change, self-growth, education, etc. The prison system is designed to make money. Prisoners ARE MODERN DAY SLAVES. JUST LIKE THE ONES IN THE U.S. For example, prisoners today make 15 cents an hour doing hard manual labor, and by the end of the week when they want to call home to speak to their child, wife, brother, mom, dad, or whoever, they won't have enough for a 15-20 minute phone call. This is BULLSHIT! Oh yeah, remember, most prisons are owned by large billion dollar corporations, and they are not at all interested in the betterment of pri...
Video: Prisoners Do The "Soulja Boy" and "MC Hammer"
2008-03-10 16:39:00
Okay, so many may have seen the prisoners in Asia do the "Thriller" dance routine. Well now, the same couple hundred prisoners have done the "Soulja Boy" and "MC Hammer". This is hillarious, but they are hittin' it! Check it out:Here's the "Thriller" routine that was released last year:
Songs About Prisoners Waitin? Around To Die
2008-03-06 15:18:00
Country Music is concerned with topics like life and death, sin and salvation, and the experience of the outsider and the lower classes. It should come as no surprise then that many fine country songs feature prisoners waiting to die. Here are 10 of the finest. 10. “They?re Hanging Me Tonight” - Johnny ...
Those Filipino Prisoners at it Again- Soulja Boy & MC Hammer
2008-02-28 15:16:00
These Filipino Inmates have been doing dances like this- another of which was Michael Jackson's Thriller. This time, Soulja Boy and M.C. Hammer, the perfect mix of New and Old School...
Breaking News:Breaking News:Prisoners In The Gambia Dying Due To Lack Of Me
2008-02-22 05:40:00
 By Bakary Gibba, Banjul Sick prisoners at the Mile 2 Central Prisons are desperately crying for help as they complained that they lack proper medical care. According to the inmates , their health conditions are deteriorating by the day because they could not buy their prescribed medicines. ?Anytime we visit the RVHT we are told that there ...
Humor jokes-Three political prisoners
2008-02-21 19:11:00
Three political prisoners met in a Cuban prison. They were discussing what for they were arrested.The first one said, "I was arrested for opposing the views of Lage."The second one said, "I was arrested for supporting the views of Lage."They turned to the third one and he said, "I am Lage"
Video: Islamic savages burn prisoners alive
2008-02-14 05:54:00
If this doesn’t give you a more clear picture of our true enemy, I don’t know what would. This is a disgusting act that needs to be shown to the world. I’m only posting this because the WORLD NEEDS TO SEE IT. The West will ignore these acts. The left will continue to attack the ...
Thousands of New Prisoners Overwhelm Iraqi System
2008-02-13 23:28:00
American advisers say that Iraqs nascent justice system does not have enough prison beds, investigative judges, lawyers or adequate facilities to absorb the thousands of suspects that have been detained since last summer by augmented American and
By: Get rich
Review: Take No Prisoners
2008-01-29 16:33:00
Take No Prisonersby Patti ShenbergerOkay, so announcing her upcoming marriage to the Sheriff in her hometown of Harmony, Michigan on a national television talk show wasn’t the smartest thing soap opera diva Frankie Canfield had ever done in her life. How was she to know the “pretend” nuptials would cause such uproar? Then things took an even further nosedive when Frankie found out the Sheriff she thought she was pretend marrying was dead and a new lawman had taken his place. Sheriff Jake Maxwell, the only man Frankie had ever loved and lost.Shenberger takes us on an wildly fun and emotional ride in this contemporary, heartfelt romance.Soap actress Francesca "Frankie" Canfield flippantly lands herself in some hot water while trying to drum up some ratings. The 'love of her life' is none to pleased with her antics, especially since he isn't!Frankie is used to being top of the grapevine, where hounding press and calls for interviews are just tokens of success. It's a very dif...
Prisoners Mail
2008-01-28 10:39:00
A prisoner in jail receives a letter from his wife: “Dear Husband, I have decided to plant some lettuce in the back garden. When is the best time to plant them?” The prisoner, knowing that the prison guards read all mail, replied in a letter: “Dear Wife, whatever you do, do not touch the back garden. That is where I hid all the money.” A week or so later, he received another letter from his wife: “Dear Husband, You wouldn’t believe what happened, some men came with shovels to the house, and dug up all the back garden.” The prisoner wrote another letter back: “Dear wife, now is the best time to plant the lettuce.”
Friday Fast for ALL Political Prisoners in Cuba
2008-01-25 13:39:00
My fellow FREEDOM fighters their have been some misconceptions concerning the fast. First: "Do I have to fast all day?" No! the fast is just being conducted on Friday mornings. You can set your hours and how far you want to take this! El Café Cubano is just calling for a simple gesture! These political prisoners are the true heroes and they are willing to die for FREEDOM! This is a time for unity not division. Is this to much to ask in support of the political prisoners?Political prisoners languish in prison in apartheid Cuba and the media ignores their struggles and cause. We must not forget our brothers and show them signs that we are with them and support them!Let’s show the world, better yet let’s show our brothers and sisters in apartheid Cuba that we are behind them!
Canada Halts Transfer Of Afghan Prisoners
2008-01-24 15:44:00
The government of Canada has quietly ceased transferring any Afghan prisoners captured by their forces to the government of Afghanistan due to concerns over treatment of detainees. In a letter to Amnesty International and the British Columbia Civil Liberties Assocation, Canadian authorities said they had ceased sending detainees to the control of Afghan forces following ...
What do prisoners use to call each other?
2008-01-23 17:39:00
What do prisoners use to call each other? Cell phones. --- What goes up and down but doesn't move? The temperature! --- What has one horn and gives milk A milk truck. --- What did one virus say to another? Stay away, I think I've got penicillin! --- Why did the baby strawberry cry? Because his parents were in a jam! --- Why do golfers wear two pairs of pants? In case they get a hole in one!
Friday Fast for ALL Political Prisoners in Cuba
2008-01-18 13:59:00
My fellow FREEDOM fighters their have been some misconceptions concerning the fast. First: "Do I have to fast all day?" No! the fast is just being conducted on Friday mornings. You can set your hours and how far you want to take this! El Café Cubano is just calling for a simple gesture! These political prisoners are the true heroes and they are willing to die for FREEDOM! This is a time for unity not division. Is this to much to ask in support of the political prisoners? Political prisoners languish in prison in apartheid Cuba and the media ignores their struggles and cause. We must not forget our brothers and show them signs that we are with them and support them! Let’s show the world, better yet let’s show our brothers and sisters in apartheid Cuba that we are behind them!
Demand Medical Attention for Critically Ill Cuban Prisoners
2008-01-18 13:43:00
Click Here to Take Action:http://action.humanright-sfirst.org/campaign/Paneque3 Jailed Cuban activists Dr. Jose Luis Garcia Paneque and Tony Diaz are dangerously ill and are not receiving vital medical treatment, according to their family members. Dr. Garcia Paneque was healthy when arrested in 2003 but now suffers from malabsorption syndrome and has lost nearly half of his body weight. His health has deteriorated rapidly over the past several weeks. Tony Diaz has been diagnosed with a tumor in his prostate and ulcerative colitis in his colon. Despite repeated requests for medical attention, both men continue to be held untreated in prison.Join us in urging Cuban authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Jose Luis Garcia Paneque and Tony Diaz and to provide them with the necessary medical treatment as long as they remain in detention. Click Here to Take Action:http://action.humanright-sfirst.org/campaign/Paneque3 Click Here to Learn More About the Case:http://actio...
UK Jails Considering RFID Implants For Prisoners
2008-01-14 14:55:00
From Engadget: Ah -- dead, eerily-prescient, 20th century authors... they just can't stop proving you right, can they? In a decidedly Orwellian turn, British authorities are considering a proposal to implant "machine-readable" RFID tags under the skin of some prison inmates as
Prisoners 'to be chipped like dogs'
2008-01-13 08:21:00
Hi-tech 'satellite' tagging planned in order to create more space in jailsCivil rights groups and probation officers furious at 'degrading' scheme -- How long before they chip you too?read more | digg storyLiberty Central- Conservatism's Blog of Choice
Friday Fast for all Political Prisoners in Cuba!
2008-01-11 15:50:00
My fellow FREEDOM fighters their have been some misconceptions concerning the fast. First: "Do I have to fast all day?" No! the fast is just being conducted on Friday mornings. You can set your hours and how far you want to take this! El Café Cubano is just calling for a simple gesture! These political prisoners are the true heroes and they are willing to die for FREEDOM! This is a time for unity not division. Is this to much to ask in support of the political prisoners?Political prisoners languish in prison in apartheid Cuba and the media ignores their struggles and cause. We must not forget our brothers and show them signs that we are with them and support them!Let’s show the world, better yet let’s show our brothers and sisters in apartheid Cuba that we are behind them!
We Are All Prisoners Now
2007-12-28 08:00:00
by Paul Craig Roberts “They’re locking them up today They’re throwing away the key I wonder who it’ll be tomorrow, you or me?” - The Red Telephone (LOVE, 1967) At Christmas time it has been my habit to write a column in remembrance of the many innocent people in prisons whose lives have been stolen by the US criminal justice (sic) system that is as inhumane as it is indifferent to justice. Usually I retell the cases of William Strong and Christophe Gaynor, two men framed in the state of Virginia by prosecutors and judges as wicked and corrupt as any who served Hitler or Stalin. This year is different. All Americans are now imprisoned in a world of lies and deception created by the Bush Regime and the two complicit parties of Congress, by federal judges too timid or ignorant to recognize a rogue regime running roughshod over the Constitution, by a bought and paid for media that serves as propagandists for a regime of war criminals, and by a public who have forsaken their F...
Body-scanning chair to show UK prisoners who?s BOSS
2007-12-25 07:22:00
Not nearly as intrusive as it first sounds, the Body Orifice Security Scanner (BOSS) is a chair-shaped mobile metal detector that officials are considering installing in every prison in England and Wales. Body Scanning chair, Gadgets, General, Images, Technology News, Woodhill jail
Body-scanning chair to show UK prisoners who?s BOSS
2007-12-24 21:52:00
Filed under: Cellphones, Misc. Gadgets Not nearly as intrusive as it first sounds, the Body Orifice Security Scanner (BOSS) is a chair-shaped mobile metal detector that officials are considering installing in every prison in England and Wales. Designed mainly to weed out one of the most popular forms of contraband -- cellphones -- the new BOSS II is said to be sensitive enough to detect even a single SIM card being smuggled somewhere inside an individual. So far the two £6,500 ($12,900) chairs that have been used at the Woodhill jail in Milton Keynes since April have helped authorities seize 21 handsets, with inmates who trigger an alert segregated and swiped down by a metal detector every time they leave their cells until the metal object has been, um, passed. While this system does humanely do away with uncomfortable cavity searches, those poor souls with a knee replacement, a bit of shrapnel embedded in their hip, or the like seem destined to toil away in solitary confinemen...
Retired generals push for humane treatment of prisoners.
2007-12-21 08:44:00
So sad that they even need to say this.The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV, ChairmanThe United States SenateSelect Committee on IntelligenceWashington, DC 20510The Honorable Silvestre Reyes, ChairmanThe United States House of RepresentativesPermanent Select Committee on IntelligenceWashington, DC 20515Dear Chairman Reyes and Chairman Rockefeller:As retired military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces, we write to express our strong support for Section 327 of the Conference Report on the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, H.R. 2082. Section 327 would require intelligence agents of the U.S. government to adhere to the standards of prisoner treatment and interrogation contained in the U.S. Army Field Manual on Human Collector Operations (the Army Field Manual).We believe it is vital to the safety of our men and women in uniform that the United States not sanction the use of interrogation methods it would find unacceptable if inflicted by the enemy against captured Ameri...
By: acoustiss
Blake Fielder-Civil may be targeted by fellow prisoners
2007-12-20 12:34:00
It has been reported that Blake Fielder-Civil may be targeted by fellow prisoners who are unhappy about the way he treats his wife Amy Winehouse. Apparently Prison officers are expecting trouble after Amy became implicated in Blake’s alleged trial-fixing plot this week. A prison source has said that “If Blake’s got Amy involved in this; he’s in ...
Israel to release 450 prisoners
2007-11-20 20:30:00
The government of Israel has approved the release of 450 Palestinian detainees in a move announced just before talks with Palestinian leaders.1 Vote(s)
By: JeQQ it
Dogs live better than Cuban political prisoners
2007-11-20 12:56:00
I’m sure even fleas live better than anyone imprisoned in Castro’s gulag, simply for what he believes in. Just ask Mr. Juan Carlos Herrera Acosta, prisoner in Castro’s Kilo 8 Prison in Camaguey, Cuba: I?m letting it be known that my state of health is failing at an extremely dangerous pace. My physical well-being ...
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