Posting from prison: Jailbirds get their say from behind bars on social media

Jodi Arias is serving life without parole for stabbing and shooting her ex-boyfriend to death. Jodi's account, "Just Jodi," has hundreds of subscribers. Elizabeth Holmes is serving an 11-year sentence at a minimum security federal prison in Bryan, Texas. Sam Bankman-Fried, the one-time poster boy of cryptocurrency, made a surprise appearance on Tucker Carlson’s popular podcast on his 33rd birthday.

On the Front Lines of Delaney Hall, ICE’s Newark Prison

Delaney Hall is a thousand-bed privately owned ICE prison in Newark. It is the largest ICE prison on the East Coast. The facility is enclosed in chain-link fencing that bulges outward like the front end of a whale. Hundreds of detainees are on a hunger strike, asking for unspoiled food, medical care and an end to punitive transfers.

250 Years Later and Blacks Are Still Politically and Racially Enslaved

This year, America will celebrate her 250th birthday. Ava DuVernay’s documentary “13th” examines the intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States. Both birthdays coincide as the Supreme Court has slowly eroded, destroyed, and ignored the U.S. Constitution.

Prison 'used more' for climate, genocide activists

A new report documents 286 cases involving climate and Palestine solidarity protestors imprisoned since 2019. The average detention period was 28 weeks, equivalent to more than six months, one in three protestors were jailed for six months or more, and one in five were imprisoned for more than a year. The most common offence leading to imprisonment was contempt of court, and conspiracy offences accounted for 17% of cases analysed.

SD Sheriff’s Office seeks public comment at Tuesday public forum on Vista jail

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office wants to hear from North County residents regarding the future of the Vista Detention Facility. The two-hour forum is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Encinitas Community Center at 1140 Oakcrest Park Dr.

Venn and the art of political maintenance

Discworld's "Guild of Thieves, Burglars and Allied Trades" regulates crime by licensing it. It's kind of an advance pardon. The government takes in revenue and saves on law enforcement. Immigration and Social Security can be solved by creating synergies. Trump's vanity projects and the lack of funding for the arts are examples of Venn diagrams.

Supreme Court to consider how long migrants can be held pending deportation

The Supreme Court will take up the case Genalo v. Black. The case involves immigrants with serious criminal records being held in immigration detention while the government tries to deport them. The administration is pushing to expand the boundaries of detention to carry out President Trump's mass-deportation orders.

The town of McFarland lets private ICE centers police themselves

The GEO Group runs a private detention center in McFarland, California. The GEO's civilian administrators are responsible for law enforcement duties at the facility. They are also responsible for investigating sexual abuse and assault allegations. The agreement between the city and GEO gives police powers to the private prison operator.

AI Chatbots Bring Unexpected Business Boom to Jailhouse Lawyers

Jailhouse lawyers in South Central Correctional Facility in Tennessee are being flooded with requests for legal help. This is due to the rise of artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT and the use of AI-powered search engines. People in prison can't afford a lawyer, so if they want to get back in court they need to do the legal work themselves.

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