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Alaska: Mentally Ill Prisoners in the Last American Frontier

July 29, 2019 / willblack0012
The mentally ill frighten and embarrass us. And so we marginalize the people Who most need our acceptance. What mental health needs is more Sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation. President Bill Clinton Alaska: Mentally Ill Prisoners in the Last American Frontier When people think of Alaska, the
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Should America Throw Away People Convicted of a Violent Offense?

July 25, 2019 / willblack0012
Absolute justice is achieved by the suppression of all contradiction: Therefore it destroys freedom. The Rebel, pt. 5, “Historic Murder” Albert Camus Should America Throw Away People Convicted of a Violent Offense? There has been a major emphasis in the U.S. prison system to reduce the population of
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Does Everyone in America’s Prisons Deserve to be?

July 22, 2019 / willblack0012
Perhaps one of the greatest harms the criminal justice system has done is Persuaded us that we do not know how to solve the problems That arise between and amongst us. Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair Danielle Sered Does Everyone in America’s
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Prosecutorial Misconduct: An Unpunished American Scandal Pt. 2

July 18, 2019 / willblack0012
Face it – prosecutors are POLITICIANS. What’s more, they’re ambitious politicians. Did you ever know a prosecutor who didn’t want to become a judge or move on to higher elective office? Sometimes, their ambitions can trump their objectivity and ethics. It’s human nature. Prosecutorial Misconduct – What’s to
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Prosecutorial Misconduct: An Unpunished American Scandal Pt. 1

July 15, 2019 / willblack0012
Prosecutors are rarely disciplined or criminally prosecuted for their misconduct, and The victims of this misconduct are generally denied any civil remedy Because of prosecutorial immunities. Fordham Law Review Margaret Z. Johns Prosecutorial Misconduct: An Unpunished American Scandal Pt. 1 When criminal defendants go to trial in our
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Plea from the Court Jester

The Court Jester and all American prisoners simply ask what Jesus asked – for others to do to them what they would have done to themselves. To be treated as if they were created in the image of God, just as the unimprisoned are. To be remembered for the humanity they share in common with their captors, as well as all Americans. The best possible response any American prisoner could ever hope for, to whatever challenging and overwhelming situations they are facing, would be for someone – anyone – to take the unlikely, but empathetic position toward them represented in the compassionate statement, “There, but for the grace of God, go I.” If these attitudes are adopted, and these sentiments stir the hearts of Americans to take action, there would be no stopping the constructive change and realistic reformation that could transform the entire American prison system.

About the Court Jester

As a complete novice to the blogosphere, allow me to introduce myself. For my blog identities, I have chosen two pseudonyms: (1) The Court Jester; (2) The Time-barred Bard behind Bars. Introductory Shakespeare quote notwithstanding, I will not be serving as a jester to the royal court of merry olde England and its colorful, yet sometimes treacherous kings, queens, princes, princesses, dukes, duchesses, lords and ladies. Instead, I will function as a contemporary jester to the U.S. court and legal system, and it’s “royalty”-judges, as well as the prosecutors, defense attorneys, and expert witnesses. As court jester, I will closely examine the American criminal justice system, and in particular, the legal system of the Commonwealth of Virginia, my former home state. A major focus of this blog will be to provide analysis of the criminal court cases of defendants and convicted appellants.  Continue Reading

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  • famm.org
  • civilrights.org/criminal-justice/sentencing-reform-mandatory-minimums
  • justiceroundtable.org/issue/sentencing-reform/
  • prisonlegalnews.org/
  • www.themarshallproject.org/
  • prisonprofessors.com
  • harvyoder.blogspot.com
  • www.aclu.org
  • www.splcenter.org

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