Georgia Prison System Scandal Making National News for Corruption
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NYPD whistleblower Adrian Schoolcraft settles suit for $600G
The controversial cop who said he was thrown in a psych ward for blowing the whistle on a quota system in the NYPD settled his case Tuesday for $600,000.
Adrian Schoolcraft had sued the city for a whopping $50 million in 2010 for his alleged unlawful detention at Jamaica Hospital.
He said his brothers in blue waged a campaign of harassment against him after he blew the whistle on cops using arrest quotas and fudging crime stats at the 81st Precinct covering Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Schoolcraft’s claims against the hospital and two doctors still stand
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California Cop Goes Marijuana Rogue
A California police officer already being investigated by the District Attorney’s office was discovered with four pounds of marijuana in his home, but he won’t be charged with possession. His future on the force, however, is uncertain.
There is nothing more frustrating than to be incarcerated for something you did not do. What is even more frustrating is to be held against your will for a political agenda. And then to top off all levels of frustration, is to be held in solitary confinement for over a year, in a foreign country. Yes, this all happened to Sarah Shourd and not only did she write a book about it, Sliver of Light, but she also stopped by to talk it out with co-hosts Jenny and Rufus Triplett as to the human emotion she suffered on both sides of the border.
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President Obama has Regrets about Guantanamo Bay
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Obama says he should have closed Guantanamo on his first day
CLEVELAND –
President Barack Obama says if he could start his presidency over, he would have closed the Guantanamo Bay prison his first day.
Instead, the president ordered the detention center for terrorism suspects closed within a year. He says the politics around closure grew increasingly tough and “people got scared by the rhetoric.”
There is almost nothing worse you can do besides for scamming inmate’s families who are desperately seeking legitimate help. Daryl Baptiste, a former inmate, has done just that. After release from a Georgia State Prison in December of 2010, he formed a company, Parole Advocates, with designs of helping inmates receive an early parole. His entire set up was a scam. He charged unsuspecting people extravagant fees for services which the services were never completed. He has a few complaints on the BBB (Better Business Bureau) and citizen complaints which lead to this Fox 5 I-Team investigation.
The Prisonworld Radio Hour Converses with Officer Shafiq Abdussabur
What happens when the job you hold so near and dear in order to protect and serve the public becomes controversial? What happens when the color of your skin puts you at odds with the code of the force? Co-hosts, Jenny and Rufus Triplett, get into a deep conversation with New Haven, CT Law Enforcement Officer, Shafiq Abdussabur and no subject is off limits. From racial profiling to what is going on in Ferguson, MO, the conversation gets deep, edgy and as always, stays informative. It’s an interview you do not want to miss.
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California’s Prop 36 Amendment Sets Three Strike Inmate Free after 23 Years – Remember This Guy? via News10 NBC By Suzanne Phan, [email protected] SACRAMENTO, CA…
The Prisonworld Radio Hour Gets High Profile Case Educated by Attorney Robert Blasier from the OJ Simpson Dream Team High Profile Defense Attorney Robert Blasier,…
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The Prisonworld Radio Hour discusses the Case of the #Central Park Five A true story of a gross miscarriage of justice and a rush to…
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