Arizona is fourth in the nation in prison population, only beaten by Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Mississippi. 2010 research found 1 in 13 Arizonans have a current or prior felony conviction, limiting their ability to find jobs, support family, and become productive, tax-paying citizens. Spending for the Department of Corrections, which oversees the state’s prison system, …
WAR IS A CRIME .ORG In the final weeks of a six month prison sentence for protesting remote control murder by drones, specifically from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, I can only reflect on my time of captivity in light of the crimes that brought me here. In these ominous times, it is America’s …
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OCCUPIED TUCSON CITIZEN Every time an inmate is executed in Arizona, anti-Death Penalty activists hold a vigil at the state capitol the night prior to support a reprieve. They want to see Arizona follow New Mexico, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois who have recently repealed the death penalty. Across the nation concerns about DNA …
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