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Many goat owners think of themselves as just that, owners or breeders. More and more people are recognizing themselves as farmers too, as they use their goats and milk to make a little money for the family. But regardless of operating scale, those who own goats are included in the Dept. of Agriculture's scope of responsibility. That means in order to keep our goats, we need to be aware of the political world that surrounds agriculture in America.
We will, from time to time, just wax/rant about issues that we feel are important, but our goal here is to inform, not browbeat. People need to know what rules face them as they start to show, or sell, or just want to transport their animals across state lines. We'll post state by state round ups about new laws, but please, help us. If you know of a bill that's being proposed, or a policy/law that will affect keeping goats, please share it with us. We will post the entire announcement here, and summarize it in the next Ruminations Issue.
Here's what's been happening lately. Click on the link for
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NAIS continues to raise its ugly head around the country,
but many states are fighting it. Here is a summary of pending legislation
across the US:
AZ had allowed the State to make NAIS mandatory, but as of May 1, Governor Napolitano signed SB1428, which banned NAIS from being mandatory. Though more work is needed to protect Arizona small farmers, it's a good start.
CO is currently requiring children to register with NAIS in order to compete in the state fair. HB1129 would reverse that ruling. It has passed the CO House and was headed for Senate Ag Committee. Instead it was sent to the State Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. Contact your legislators and ask that it be transferred to the correct committee. UPDATE: 3/10/08 - 1129 Died in the Senate Committee
IL Legislators have introduced a Bill, HB5776, which
would stop the mandatory use of Premises Identification when exhibiting
animals in any livestock exhibition in the state, unless they receive prior
approval from the governing board of health of the fair site. UPDATE:
3/10/08 A stronger, amended version 5776 was voted on the House, and passed
unanimously! It is now up for its second reading and will be voted on, hopefully,
this week. Check out http://farmandranchfreedom.org/content/illinois-2008 for more information and action tips.
KY - House Bill 495 was approved in the House with a vote of 88-6! This bill would limit NAIS to voluntary only, excluding coercive actions, unless the Federal Government finally makes mandatory nationwide. The bill now heads to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources for discussion and vote. You can learn more about this bill at http://farmandranchfreedom.org/content/kentucky-2008
MA has two bills pending discussion in the Joint Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture and the Environment. HB 757 stops the Commonwealth from accepting Federal funds, stops the MDAR from uploading information to the USDA without citizen's knowledge, and requires them to remove information that was not voluntarily uploaded. SB475 does all of the above, but also precludes MDAR from using existing programs, and makes it illegal to discriminate against anyone on the basis of non-compliance with NAIS. These bills have been in committee for some time. Contact your legislators and tell them to protect small farms in MA and you want to see these bills passed.
MO has held a hearing on SB931, and the committee substituted
its own version. Though the exact text of the bill is not known, it has
been published that the bill stops the State from mandating NAIS without
approval of the legislature, provides for the removal of an individual from
the database if they so choose, and prohibits any organization that receives
any state funds to discriminate on the basis of NAIS compliance. The Senate
voted on the bill and it is now on its way to the House, though the exact
committee hasn't been announced. More information is available at http://farmandranchfreedom.org/content/missouri-2008
NE has passed LB632, which was signed by the Governor. This bill bans a mandatory NAIS in the state and the Ag Dept. must remove any farmer's name from any state, local or federal database, if the request is made in writing. They must also submit proof in writing that the name has been removed.
SD-HB1305 would prohibit South Dakota from participating
in NAIS. It was recently proposed and has been sent to the House Agriculture
and Natural Resources Committee for discussion. A hearing is expected soon.
TN has two bills carried over from last year, but two new bills have been proposed that would limit NAIS and support small farmers. HB3668/SB3903 and HB3660/SB3438 would block the State from requiring participation in NAIS before they can be considered for any grant or subsidy programs. HB3662/SB3437 would extend the sales tax exemption to farmers selling $50 or more product a year, instead of the previous $1000. UPDATE: Both of these bills are languishing in committee. Contact your legislator to tell them to vote to stop NAIS in TN. Learn more at
VA has had a bill filed, HB1473, that would have prohibited NAIS, but it has been withdrawn, rather than be amended to such a degree as to dilute it. HB1525, though not directly related to NAIS, addresses a parallel issue, the Scrapie program. This bill would require Premises ID numbers for all sheep and goat farms, which will then be rolled into NAIS according the USDA's published plans. Current attempts are aimed at limiting the scope of the State to only "infected and source flocks, and high risk animals." The exact outcome of this issue has yet to be determined.
For more information about these developments, visit www.farmandranchfreedom.org.
WA- HB 1151 has been reintroduced. This bill would authorize the formation of an Advisory Council to study NAIS in Washington State. The bill has been placed in "X" file, with little time yet to be heard this year. Visit Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance's website to see what happens next.
The Farm Bill has yet to be signed, which is both a good and a bad thing. The Senate Bill did include language which recognized NAIS, in particular in regards to Freedom of Information Act inquiries. The House Bill did not include any such language, nor recognize NAIS at all. A conference committee will iron out the differences and a final bill will be presented to the President. However, it is not known whether he will sign it or not, as he disagrees with many of the items included in it. Interestingly enough, NAIS is not something he has mentioned. It may be that the Farm Bill will not be signed until the next President's term.
The USDA Business Plan has been published. You can read it at http://farmandranchfreedom.org/content/files/Business_Plan_Dec_2007.pdf
If you'd like a hard copy of this USDA report, feel free to contact email@example.com and we will print one and send it to you, so you won't have to contact the USDA. This document states the USDA's intention to utilize registries to require NAIS compliance for registration. Though none of the miniature dairy goat registries have chosen to be listed as opposed to this plan, none have agreed to state they would comply either. If you have an opinion, contact your registry of choice and your district representatives. The Plan also includes horses as Tier 1 Target species for NAIS compliance, though many horse groups have stated that NAIS would not include equines. The Plan also continues to ignore lower tech, lower cost approaches, such as tattooing and branding, as possible identification methods.
The USDA is still taking comments on the Business Plan and on User Guide. You can do so by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or sending a letter to NAIS Program Staff, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 200, Riverdale, MD 20737 . Make sure you send a copy of your comments to your Federal and State Elected Officials, so that they understand your concerns fully.
This is an exciting time in the fight against NAIS, as two states have now passed laws banning mandatory participation. Recently the President requested an additional $24 million to restore some of the money already cut from the Appropriations for this program. No result has yet come about from this request, but the USDA is far behind its projections, and feeling the pinch. Our voices are being heard, so keep up the networking and being citizen/farmers.
Now is the time to voice your opinion on the upcoming Farm Bill. These bills come around every 5 years, and they contain the direction for the USDA during that time. Subsidies, NAIS, Scrapie, School Nutrition and other issues are detailed in this document.
Voice your opinion to your elected officials, or contact the USDA or the Agricultural Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives.


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"Reflections on the Explanatory Power of Theism" in Does God Exist? The Craig-Flew Debate, ed. Stan W. Wallace. Ashgate Publishing, 2003.
"The Evidential Value of Religious Experience" in The Rationality of Theism, ed. Paul Copan and Paul Moser. Routledge, 2003.
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"A Rejoinder to Flew's 'Presumption of Atheism'," in God Matters: Readings in the Philosophy of Religion, ed. Raymond Martin and Christopher Bernard. Longman Publishers, 2002.
"The Evidential Value of Miracles" in In Defense of Miracles: A Comprehensive Case for God's Action in History ed. R. Douglas Geivett and Gary R. Habermas. InterVarsity Press, 1997.
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"Evil and the Evidence for God: The Challenge of John Hick's Theodicy." Temple University Press, 1993.
"Contemporary Perspectives on Religious Epistemology" co-edited with Brendan Sweetman, Oxford University Press, 1992.
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The Route also includes some of my favorite lesser known backroads (shhhh!) like:
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8. Hwy 209 in NC south of Hot Springs, NC
9. Hwy 261/143 over Roan Mountain on the TN/NC border
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We're going to ride hard some days and a few of the days we'll not ride quite as much and it will give us time to hike, to do some nature photography and find some nice quaint places to visit & eat at.
Yes I'm stoked!!!! I plan to share some pics & video of our trip in the Ride report section upon our return. ....anything less than EPIC will not be accepted!
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The ObjectRocket offering also immediately expands Rackspaces capability to help customers shoulder big data in the cloud for todays most demanding applications.
According to a recent report from the 451 Group, NoSQL software revenue is expected to grow at a CAGR of 82 percent to reach $215 million by 2015. With the acquisition of ObjectRocket, Rackspace will establish a strong presence within the high growth, NoSQL database market. The ObjectRocket offering will be available in early March for Rackspace customers in its Chicago facility and will soon be deeply integrated across Rackspace's Open Cloud portfolio. ObjectRocket also leverages AWS Direct Connect to provide low latency and free bandwidth to AWS customers and will continue to be sold as a standalone service.
Databases are the core of any application and expertise in the most popular database technologies will be critical to us delivering Fanatical Support in the open cloud, said Pat Matthews, senior vice president of corporate development at Rackspace. As we look to expand our open cloud database offering into the MongoDB world, we are really excited to work with the entrepreneurs and engineers at ObjectRocket.
ObjectRockets platform is specifically architected to provide an easy-to-use, consistently fast and scalable MongoDB environment. The platform also offers best-in-class features, which include high availability with each instance residing on multiple redundant pieces of infrastructure, while databases are replicated and optionally exist in multiple geo-diverse data centers.
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I absolutely love these sweets. They are so tangy, fruity and juicy, I can eat the whole bag and still want more!
Retailing for approximately 99p per 200g bag, they are great value for money as you get so many in the packet. You get about 45 sweets in a bag, which are shaped round at the top and flat at the bottom. They are sold in a green, white and red bag with a picture of the haribo kid in dungarees. The packets stand out as much as the flavour. They are in the top 20 Haribo sweets currently on the market-although many supermarkets don't even sell them!
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These are by far my favourite sweets that I have ever tried. Although unfortunately not everywhere stocks them. Haribo first started in 1920, although Strawbs kicked off a while later. What Strawbs are is a replica strawberry in the form of a jelly sweet. Personally, I think they taste unbelievable, and I have reason!:)
Strawbs taste awesome, fantastic, out of this world, words can't describe them. You get the point. Unlike similar sweets trying to take on the strawberry taste, Strawbs hit the target the cleanest. Instead of trying to go straight at the strawberry taste, Strawbs take some of the vividness of the favour out and replace it with jelly. As you will probably know, sweets that take on a complete strawberry taste don't taste too nice. I would even go as far as saying they are the best tasting product in the Haribo range. Its just unfortunate that more places don't stock them.
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As you can see from the picture, a Strawb is a rather small replica of a strawberry. They are about 1.5cm in height and around a centimetre in width. I know this sounds small, although there are lots in a pack, again, see the picture. If you are looking for slightly bigger strawbs, some dedicated sweet shops stock the giant ones. These cost around 5p each but are about 10x the size. In terms of pack sizes, Strawbs only come in the 1 size which equates to about a medium pack of Haribo Starmix. Unfortunately, I found that they aren't available everywhere, although I always tend to find them in Morrissons, other big supermarkets may well stock them too. If you do find them, I think they cost around £1 a bag. Which is not bad considering the taste and quantity that is inside them.
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I love Jelly sweets and although I tend to buy a mixed bag rather than all the 1 flavour, I still sampled these at home last night after a shop at Asda. Asda are selling quite a few 200g Haribo bags for 50p each, so that swayed me!
Packaging wise this is alright. It is a bright red bag with a large see through part in the middle so you see the Red Jellies through the bag. The red on the outside is meant to look like the Strawberry symbol which has the yellow flecks through it. The Haribo brand is quite large up the top and stands out well. There is a cartoon boy on the front of the pack as well.
The blurb on the back states that these have No artificial colours, made with real fruit juice, is gluten free, nut free, milk free and soya free. Being Jelly sweets they are nearly fat free as well.
Nutritional Infotmation per 40g (a 5th of the bag)
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31.6g carbs
0.1g fat
0g saturates
trace salt.
Now to the sweets. They look like Strawberries due to the shape of them. They are a deep red colour and have a little green blob at the top. They have some textured bumps on them also. The bottom of them is flat and the other side is slightly curved.
These taste very Berry. I think you can taste the Fruit Juices in these straight away and they have a slight tang and are fruity and refreshing. Perhaps some people would think a full bag of the same sweets would be boring, but you don't have to eat them all at once, and I tend to take the odd handful of these to munch on.
A great Jelly sweet at a great price - especially at 50p!
I normally don't buy sweets (well apart from chocolate!!) But when I was in Asda the other day I noticed they were on offer for 50p a packet for all Haribo bags. The bags weigh 200g which was really good value for money. They are usually priced around £1.09 for a pack.
The packaging - Well because they are strawbs the pack is red and green, with Haribo written in large white writing along the top. There is also the the Haribo kid on the front holding up a strawberry that says "with real fruit juice".
On the back of the packet it has all the information you need with ingredients and nutritional information. There is also the food facts which state that strawbs are - Gluten free, Nut free, Milk free and Soya free. It's easy to read so you can check easily whether they are ok for you to eat incase you have allergies etc.
The sweets - Well in one word I would describe them as addictive. They are small jelly like sweets in a strawberry shape. They are red in colour with the small green stalk at the top. They are quite small about the size of a real cherry.
The taste - They are quite hard for jelly like sweets but once you chew into them, they taste very fruity and definately like strawberries. Again they taste like strawberry jelly and thankfully the stalk doesn't taste like a real stalk :)
They are mouth-watering and the taste does stay with you for a while. But once you do start to eat them it is hard to stop. Like most jelly sweets I do find if I eat to many I do start to feel slightly sick. (always go back for more later though!!)
The nutritional info for 40g serving -
Energy - 592KJ / 139kcal
Protein (g) - 3.1g
Carbohydrates (g) - 31.6g
of which are sugars - 23.4g
Fat (g) - 0.1g
of which are saturates - 0.0g
Fibre - 0.1g
Sodium - Trace
Salt - Trace
For more information on these or any other Haribo products go to -
www.haribo.com (on here I just found out they also sell sour strawbs!!)
Well, unfortunately, I was quite disappointed with this Product, I usually love the Haribo range.
Upon purchasing them, you could smell the sweet, fruity aroma, even before opening the packet!!!! They smelt just like ripe strawberries, and I'll be honest, I just wanted to rip the packet open there and then, they smelt gorgeous.
When I finally gave into temptation, I ate some. And, to my surprise, they, in my opinion, didn't taste remotely like strawberries. They were quite bland, they had a flavour, ish. I couldn't tell you what this flavour was. It was mostly just a sickly sweet taste, that could almost make your teeth ache.
I'm quite disappointed that they didn't live up to the expectations. I would even say strawberry bon bons taste more of strawberry.
I do not feel that I would purchase this product again, but don't get me wrong, I will still finish the packet! - And I will still eagerly buy other haribo products.
What can I say for these except yummmmmm. I remember when you could only buy these for 2p from the corner shop, well before 'bagged' jellies came out!
They are a firm fav of mine when I goto the cinema. They are bigger than usual for a jelly sweet probably twice the size of a jelly baby, and come in the shape of yes you guessed it; a strawberry! Being haribo means that you are guaranteed a good quality jelly sweet, its texture is very smooth but perhaps more 'gummy' than say a jelly baby. Also the strawberry taste is delicious although too many can be sickly! (but isnt that part of the fun of going to the cinema?).
Although they are one of my firm favs I do find that I have to mix them with other sweets otherwise I get borred quickly of the 'sameness' of flavour. Another downside is that they can stick to your teeth so probably not ideal for that 1st date cinema appeal - gummy strawberry teeth isnt something a 1st date will forget quickly! LOL
Price wise they are quite cheap, I paid about £1 in my local supermarket - which is a fraction of the cost of what the cinema pick n mix will charge you - however I still feel the need to purchase the pick n mix!
HARIBO Strawbs 12 X 160g - Pack of 12


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Byron Lima, former army captain in Guatemala serving time in 1998 killing of Roman Catholic Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera, has been charged with money laundering and organized crime related to an illicit multimillion-dollar prison empire. MORE
Sep. 3, 2014
Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether prison officials may prohibit Muslim inmates from growing beards required by their faiths. MORE
Aug. 30, 2014
California corrections officials say they will make significant changes in use of solitary confinement for mentally ill prisoners, revising decades-old policies that have kept thousands of inmates who have psychiatric disorders in isolation. MORE
Aug. 29, 2014
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio enacts legislation to boost oversight of use of solitary confinement at Rikers Island prison complex; law comes in wake of growing criticism over conditions at facility. MORE
Aug. 27, 2014
Bloody prison uprising in southern Brazil ends after negotiators say they reached an agreement with the revolt's leaders to transfer hundreds of inmates to other penitentiaries. MORE
Aug. 26, 2014
Bloody prison uprising in southern Brazil that left at least four inmates dead at hands of fellow prisoners seems to ease after negotiators reach agreement with revolt's leaders. MORE
Aug. 25, 2014
Op-Ed article by New York City Correction Officers' Benevolent Assn president Norman Seabrook contends poor conditions and violence at Rikers Island jail cannot be blamed on the behavior of corrections officers alone; argues officers face a deadly work environment and tough challenges in dealing with rising number of mentally ill inmates, and that administrators have done little to support them. MORE
Aug. 23, 2014
Lawyers for mother of Charles Jason Toll, mentally ill inmate who died in 2010 while being forcibly removed from his cell in Nashville prison, are asking federal court for new civil trial against prison officials; Toll suffocated during his extraction, and medical examiner ruled death homicide. MORE
Aug. 14, 2014
Former correction officials, inmates' advocates and others intimately familiar with Rikers Island Prison Complex say conditions at jail worsened substantially under administration of Mayor Michael R Bloomberg; say staff reductions, increased mental illness in jail population and inattention by city officials fueled increased violence toward prisoners by guards; Mayor Bill de Blasio has pledged to bring Rikers under control. MORE
Aug. 8, 2014
Jim Dwyer About New York column cites report by inmate advocacy organization Osborne Assn that casts doubt on life sentence as population of aging inmates continues to swell, along with costs of keeping elderly locked up; notes study comes at same time as two reports that underscore need for changes to way young prisoners in New York prisons are treated, as well as detrimental effects of use of solitary confinement. MORE
Aug. 8, 2014
Federal Labor Dept issues highest level of censure to Corizon Health Inc, New York City contractor that provides medical and mental health services to inmates at Rikers Island, for failing to protect employees from violence at the jail complex. MORE
Aug. 7, 2014
The Upshot; new hepatitis C drug Sovaldi sells for $1,000 a pill and costs $84,000 for a typical patient, major concern for prison systems, which have a disproportionate share of hepatitis C patients. MORE
Aug. 6, 2014
Bronx district attorney's office says that it is declining to prosecute officers identified in report from office of Preet Bharara, United States attorney for Southern District of New York, about culture of violence against adolescent inmates at Rikers Island; decision comes day after report placed much of blame for culture of brutality on failure to punish guards who use excessive and unnecessary force. MORE
Aug. 6, 2014
Editorial praises Justice Dept report on culture of violence against teenagers at Rikers Island for recommending that all adolescents be removed from jail complex altogether; underscores importance of report's call for complete reform of institutional culture of jail system to ensure that such violence is no longer tolerated. MORE
Aug. 3, 2014
California introduces new policies for use of force against mentally ill prisoners, and they are among most detailed in nation; changes were introduced after videos, showing corrections officers in state prisons dousing severely mentally ill inmates with pepper spray and forcibly removing them from their cells, sparked public outrage. MORE
Jul. 29, 2014
Cases in Tennessee and elsewhere illustrate the risk of prison cell extractions, common tactic in which inmates are forcibly removed from their cells by prison guards in response to threatening behavior or disciplinary infractions; inmate Charles Jason Toll died at Tennessee prison after being forced from his cell in 2010; while extractions are not new, series of lawsuits and cases are demonstrating dangers of their widespread use, especially with mentally ill inmates like Toll (Series: Locked In). MORE
Jul. 29, 2014
Judge John Gleeson of Federal District Court in Brooklyn, who has spoken out against long mandatory sentences, succeeds in campaign to reduce sentence of Francois Holloway, who has spent nearly two decades of a 57-year sentence in federal prison; he will re-sentence Holloway to time served, in a highly unusual hearing after getting United States Attorney Loretta Lynch to vacate two of Holloway's convictions. MORE
Jul. 29, 2014
Editorial assesses long-term costs of criminalizing marijuana, arguing futile effort has consumed billions of dollars in law enforcement and has damaged or destroyed countless lives through harsh penalties; decries racial disparity in enforcement, with black Americans being 3.7 times more likely nationwide than whites to be arrested for possession; calls on Colorado and Washington to lead the way by overturning past convictions for possession, freeing those convicted of crimes that are no longer crimes (Series: High Time). MORE
Jul. 27, 2014
Op-Ed article by multimedia journalist and public radio producer Audrey Quinn submits that many states, including New York, fail to comply with laws prohibiting shackling of pregnant prison inmates during and after labor; says violations are sometimes result of inadequate training or implementation, or vague language, and point to broader concerns about excessively punitive aspects of prison culture. MORE
Jul. 24, 2014
Editorial opposes Bureau of Prisons policy that allows government to monitor and read email messages to and from inmates, particularly messages between inmates and their lawyers; holds that policy violates attorney-client privilege; calls for Justice Department to change policy, or, barring that, for individual judges to oppose it. MORE
Jul. 24, 2014
Op-Ed article by student activist Cecily McMillan recounts experience of serving 58 days on Rikers Island after being convicted of assaulting New York City police officer during Occupy Wall Street protests at Zuccotti Park; describes culture of brutality and humiliation in which inmates are assaulted and denied basic care; calls for examination of prison system and suggests changes that could be made in short term. MORE
Jul. 23, 2014
Federal prosecutors across the country have begun reading prisoners' emails to their lawyers, potentially using inmates' own words against them; practice has been wholly embraced in Brooklyn, where prosecutors have said they intend to read such emails in almost every case; issue has spurred court battles over whether inmates have a right to confidential email communications with their lawyers. MORE
Jul. 22, 2014
New York City's Department of Investigation begins review of 129 cases involving inmates at Rikers Island who were assaulted by correction officers and suffered injuries; assaults occurred over 11-month period in 2013 that were detailed in New York Times article, highlighting culture of violence that, in particular, victimizes inmates with mental illnesses. MORE
Jul. 22, 2014
Editorial praises United States Sentencing Commission for unanimous vote that will give nearly a quarter of all federal prisoners chance to reduce their sentences by an average of more than two years; argues that bold move will reduce overcrowding, and stands in stark contrast to Congress' persistent failure to address criminal justice reform. MORE
Jul. 21, 2014
New York City agrees to pay $2.75 million to settle lawsuit stemming from 2012 death of prisoner Ronald Spear at Rikers Island; Spear's death was ruled homicide; settlement is one of largest paid by city in recent years to resolve lawsuit alleging violence against inmate. MORE
Jul. 19, 2014
United States Sentencing Commission votes unanimously to make April decision to reduce penalties for most federal drug crimes retroactive; decision will apply to nearly 50,000 federal inmates who are serving time under old rules. MORE
Jul. 18, 2014
Florida prison warden Jerry Cummings is fired after an inmate was left in a scalding shower until he died in 2012; assistant warden and another prison leader are also replaced; Department of Corrections says it took too long for leaders at Dade Correctional Institute to investigate death of Darren Rainey. MORE
Jul. 18, 2014
Editorial warns of challenge facing Joseph Ponte, commissioner of New York City Correction Dept, as he tries to fulfill his promise of curtailing use of excessive force by corrections officers and improving care for mentally ill prisoners; notes scope of use of excessive force is alarming, and problem could be too entrenched for city to handle; maintains Justice Dept will have to step in if rapid improvements cannot be made. MORE
Jul. 18, 2014
Gorgona Journal; inmates and guards at penal colony on Gorgona, small island between Corsica and Italy, celebrate release of 2013 vintage of a wine named in its honor; on Gorgona, inmates work to produce wine in new approach to incarceration that aims to provide skills for life after release. MORE
Jul. 16, 2014
Op-Ed article by Prof Michael W Flamm recalls race riots in New York City in the summer of 1964; argues that they catalyzed shift toward law-and-order politics under Pres Lyndon B Johnson that led directly to the penal crisis that has devastated black communities nationwide; argues that understanding this shift, and how it was tightly interwoven with the politics of civil rights, is essential as nation seeks to reduce incarceration rates. MORE
Jul. 14, 2014
New York Times investigation reveals culture of brutality at Rikers Island in New York, country's second-largest jail; secret internal study found that 129 inmates suffered serious injuries at hands of correction officers in 2013, with mentally ill inmates absorbing overwhelming brunt of violence; problems have remained hidden from public view due to lack of whistle blowers, poor oversight by Department of Correction and fact that guards are rarely punished for their actions (Series: Locked In). MORE
Jul. 9, 2014
Op-Ed article by law Prof Polly J Price warns of the danger that drug-resistant tuberculosis poses in the United States; asserts that the most critical aspect of problem is the high rate of tuberculosis among prisoners; calls for better system for tuberculosis treatment that is funded at the national level. MORE
Jul. 7, 2014
Newly digitized New York State Department of Corrections inmate records that were previously available only at the state archives in Albany offer biographical insights into Charles ( Lucky) Luciano and other infamous criminals; records will be available free to New York residents from Ancestry.com. MORE
Jul. 6, 2014
Sheriffs around nation are openly rejecting Obama administration policy of holding non-citizens accused of crimes for extra time, enabling government to start deportation proceedings for thousands of immigrants; resistance started after federal judge in Oregon ruled sheriff had violated immigrant woman's civil rights by holding her solely at request of federal agents; local law enforcement resistance is limiting federal ability to enforce immigration laws. MORE
Jul. 6, 2014
Process known as restorative justice is being tried in some states, including Massachusetts, to bring healing to crime victims and their families as well as to their imprisoned perpetrators seeking rehabilitation; advocates say process, with roots in Native American and other indigenous cultures, brings offenders and victims together voluntarily and is key to rehabilitation and reduced recidivism. MORE
Jul. 2, 2014
London Journal; restrictions on the flow of books into British prisons is creating a firestorm among authors and reform activists, who say that reading is a human right; Britain's government argues that prisoners need incentives as part of their rehabilitation and should earn privileges, including the right to buy objects, including books, from the outside world. MORE
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Justices, 5-4, Tell California to Cut Prisoner Population
Conditions in overcrowded prisons violate the ban on cruel and unusual punishment, the Supreme Court ruled.May 24, 2011 usNews
Number of Life Terms Hits Record
Under sentencing laws and the declining use of parole, nearly 10 percent of U.S. inmates in 2008 were serving a life sentence.July 23, 2009 usNews
To Cut Costs, States Relax Prison Policies
Forced to take a more pragmatic approach, states are now seeing prisoners as expenses to be reined in.March 25, 2009 usNews
U.S. Imprisons One in 100 Adults, Report Finds
With 1.6 million people in prison, the incarceration rate is now the highest in American history, a new report says.February 29, 2008 usNews
How America Helped ISIS
During the Iraq war, coalition prisons became recruitment centers for the terrorists the U.S. is now fighting.
October 2, 2014, Thursday
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Reaffirming Vow, Prosecutor Says Rikers Reform Will Happen 'One Way or Another'
Preet Bharara, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan whose office highlighted violence against teenage inmates at the jail, said he would sue New York City, if necessary, to force reform.
October 1, 2014, Wednesday
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Cat Kicker Incites Aggressive Prosecution: A Reporter's Notebook
Stephanie Clifford supplies an inside look at her reporting on the case of a man who is accused of kicking a cat in Brooklyn.
September 30, 2014, Tuesday
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In Rare Rebuke for Rikers Officers, Judge Urges Firing of 6 Who Beat Inmate
The ruling, on a 2012 episode, highlights the infrequency of strong punishments for guards at a jail that has come under heavy federal scrutiny.
September 30, 2014, Tuesday
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Solitary Confinement to End for Youngest at Rikers Island
The decision comes amid sharp criticism of the Correction Department's often brutal treatment of Rikers Island inmates, particularly adolescents and those with mental illnesses.
September 29, 2014, Monday
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Nursing Homes Behind Bars
A nation addicted to imprisonment is approaching a crisis of elderly inmates.
September 29, 2014, Monday
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At Rikers, a Need for Accountability
The Doe Fund, the Justice Policy Institute and Assemblyman Daniel J. O'Donnell respond to a front-page article.
September 27, 2014, Saturday
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Pakistani Guard Shoots Prisoner Convicted of Blasphemy
The 70-year-old inmate, who is of Pakistani descent and was convicted of blasphemy after being accused of claiming to be a prophet, survived the attack, officials said.
September 26, 2014, Friday
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North Carolina: Autopsy Shows Inmate Died of Severe Dehydration
A North Carolina inmate with severe mental illness died of thirst after being held in solitary confinement, an autopsy report said.
September 26, 2014, Friday
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Egypt's Hunger Strikers
Desperation grows among political prisoners, but the regime continues to ignore their plight.
September 25, 2014, Thursday
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Court Filings From Arizona Prisoners' Lawsuit
Prisoners on death row in Arizona brought a lawsuit against the state's Department of Corrections in 2011, declaring that Arizona's lethal injection protocol violates the Eighth Amendment, or the right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment.
My Life After Manson
Forty-five years ago, Patricia Krenwinkel killed for Charles Manson. Now she provides an emotional account of her life from prison.
A Prison Routine Turns Deadly
Charles Toll died as officers forcibly carried him out of his cell in a Tennessee prison. The case raises questions about when and how the procedure — known as a cell extraction — should be used.
A Beating at Rikers
Andre Lane talks about a confrontation he had with correction officers at Rikers. This incident is one of 129 documented cases of beatings that resulted in severe injuries to inmates.
Footage of Inmate Beating at Rikers
When Jose Bautista tried to hang himself while he was incarcerated, officers at Rikers responded with force.
Making Balls Behind Bars
In a maximum security prison in Brazil, select inmates make soccer balls in exchange for reduced sentences.
Reactions to Mubarak Sentencing
Not all residents agree with the Egyptian court ruling that sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak to three years on charges of stealing public funds.
Boko Haram Leader Offers Prisoner Swap
The leader of the Nigerian Islamist rebel group Boko Haram offered to release more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by his fighters last month in an exchange for prisoners.
Inside Prison With Ponte
Joseph Ponte, New York's newly appointed correction commissioner, has plans for reform. But Rikers will be a far bigger challenge than Maine's jail system, where he instituted key changes.
Hailed as Heroes but Facing Challenges
Palestinian prisoners freed from Israeli jails struggle to rebuild their lives.
Debate Over Palestinian Prisoner Release
Israel has released 78 Palestinian prisoners as part of a deal to restart peace talks. The prisoners are welcomed by many Palestinians as heroes, but many Israelis feel their release is an injustice.
Afghan government releases 55 prisoners
55 prisoners are released from Bagram detention centre in Afghanistan, authorities say. Rough Cut (No Reporter Narration)
Agreement Regarding Solitary Confinement
Read the full agreement regarding the decision to bar the use of solitary confinement for disciplining prisoners under 18.
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