Review of 23/7: Pelican Bay Prison and The Rise of Solitary Confinement by Keramet Reiter Rating ***** Solitary confinement. Isolation. Supermax prisons. No matter what you call it, it’s inhumane to keep someone in total isolation for months, years, and decades with little or no human contact. … [Read more...] about Review of 23 7
Review of The House I Live In
Review of The House I Live In Written & directed by Eugene Jarecki Rating **** 1/2 It used to be that I would hear about a film or documentary and try in vain to find a venue where I could see or rent that particular film. This is changing with on demand video streaming. I am more than … [Read more...] about Review of The House I Live In
The story of Marissa Alexander and the egomaniac
This blog is full of stories of miscarriages of justice and wrongful convictions. Here is a story I first heard about back in May. At the time I didn't know all of the details, and I still don't, but what little I did hear made me outraged. A 31-year-old mother of three, Marissa Alexander, was … [Read more...] about The story of Marissa Alexander and the egomaniac