Saturday, December 09, 2023
  Slave Labor in U.S. Prisons  
mic prison

From: Global Research
– by Sara Flounders

Prisoners earning 23 cents an hour in U.S. federal prisons are manufacturing high-tech electronic components for Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missiles, launchers for TOW (Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided) anti-tank missiles, and other guided missile systems. A March article by journalist and financial researcher Justin Rohrlich of World in Review is worth a closer look at the full implications of this ominous development.

  Are You The Next Prisoner?  

From: Whiskey and Gunpowder

three felonies

The United States is home to a gigantic socialist sector, larger and with a greater reach than any in the world, and it is fed by tax dollars and managed entirely by the government. Strangely, the opponents of socialized medicine and socialized industry don’t complain about it. In fact, all throughout the 1980s and 1990s, they urged its expansion.

  The Prisoner Hunger Strike  

From: Global Research – by Li Onesto – August 8, 2011 – Revolution #242

Prisoners in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) in California’s Pelican Bay State Prison led a three-week hunger strike, from July 1 to July 20, demanding an end to the barbaric, inhumane conditions of solitary confinement.

  Promoted Gangsta Rap to Fill Prisons  
prison bars

From: Hip Hop Is Read

I received this letter from Sebastien Elkouby, a self-professed Hip Hop Culture historian, publicist, and educator. He runs the educational program Global Awareness through Hip Hop Culture and P.R. company S&H Public Relations. The plot thickens...

  By the Numbers  

From: ProPublica – by Suevon Lee

prison wire

The growth of the private detention industry has long been a subject of scrutiny. A recent eight-part series in the New Orleans Times-Picayune chronicled how more than half of Louisiana’s 40,000 inmates are housed in prisons run by sheriffs or private companies as part of a broader financial incentive scheme. The detention business goes beyond just criminal prisoners.

  Facebook Caves to the PIC  

A Blow to Prisoners' Rights



mother california

From: Counterpunch – by Kenneth E. Hartman – August 18. 2011

In a decision setting back prisoners' rights and helping to advance the interests of prison bureaucrats and their guard union allies, Facebook announced plans to work with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to shut down pages set up for prisoners. Spokespersons for the Department claimed that prisoners were using their Facebook pages to "stalk victims" and "conduct illegal activities," and that this was all related to the increased incidence of cell phones found inside the prisons.

What a load of crap!

Prisons

Facebook Caves to th…

  Facebook Caves to the PIC   A Blow to Prisoners' Rights From: Counterpunch – by Kenneth E. Hartman – August 18. 2011 In a decision setting back prisoners' rights and helping to advance the interests of prison bureaucrats and their guard union allies, Facebook announced plans to work with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to shut down pages set up for prisoners. Spokespersons for the Department claimed that prisoners were using their... Read more

By the Numbers: The …

  By the Numbers   From: ProPublica – by Suevon Lee The growth of the private detention industry has long been a subject of scrutiny. A recent eight-part series in the New Orleans Times-Picayune chronicled how more than half of Louisiana’s 40,000 inmates are housed in prisons run by sheriffs or private companies as part of a broader financial incentive scheme. The detention business goes beyond just criminal prisoners. Read more

The Truth about the …

  Promoted Gangsta Rap to Fill Prisons   From: Hip Hop Is Read I received this letter from Sebastien Elkouby, a self-professed Hip Hop Culture historian, publicist, and educator. He runs the educational program Global Awareness through Hip Hop Culture and P.R. company S&H Public Relations. The plot thickens... Read more

The Prisoner Hunger …

  The Prisoner Hunger Strike   From: Global Research – by Li Onesto – August 8, 2011 – Revolution #242 Prisoners in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) in California’s Pelican Bay State Prison led a three-week hunger strike, from July 1 to July 20, demanding an end to the barbaric, inhumane conditions of solitary confinement. Read more

Are You The Next Pri…

  Are You The Next Prisoner?   From: Whiskey and Gunpowder The United States is home to a gigantic socialist sector, larger and with a greater reach than any in the world, and it is fed by tax dollars and managed entirely by the government. Strangely, the opponents of socialized medicine and socialized industry don’t complain about it. In fact, all throughout the 1980s and 1990s, they urged its expansion. Read more

The Pentagon and Sla…

  Slave Labor in U.S. Prisons   From: Global Research– by Sara Flounders Prisoners earning 23 cents an hour in U.S. federal prisons are manufacturing high-tech electronic components for Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missiles, launchers for TOW (Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided) anti-tank missiles, and other guided missile systems. A March article by journalist and financial researcher Justin Rohrlich of World in Review is worth a closer look at the full implications of this ominous... Read more