In 2008, a case of two judges from Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania—Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella—shocked the country when these insidious human beings were convicted of accepting money in return for imposing harsh adjudications on juveniles to increase occupancy at for-profit detention centers. The scam was known as “kids for cash” and it exposed the harsh reality of the school to prison pipeline. This egregious practice led to reforms which many thought would prevent such atrocities in the future but as a new report out of Nashville, Tennessee proves, that was not the case. According to...
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Brian Saady on the Drug War, Bad Forensic Evidence, and the “School to Prison Pipeline” Ep. 91
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNUisEIAEuM Brian Saady is a freelance journalist and author of four books, including a three-book series, entitled “Rackets,” which discusses the legalization of drugs, gambling, and prostitution, respectively. His writing has appeared in outlets such as: The American Conservative, Antiwar.com, Counterpunch, ActivistPost, and the Foundation for Economic Education. Additionally, he is the host of an excellent podcast entitled “Rackets.” Follow Brian's work: www.briansaady.com https://www.briansaady.com/podcast/ Episode 91 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is...
Teaching Kids to Trust the Police is Child Abuse
Integral to the American concept of liberty is the right to hold the state at bay, which is why children are never too young to be taught to regard government employees with suspicion and defensive hostility. Some conscientious parents in Northampton, Massachusetts acted on that principle by demanding an end to a program intended to habituate public school inmates to the presence of police officers. The local police department, acting on an initiative that originated with the International Association of Chiefs of Police, had dispatched officers to the local elementary school each week...
Marijuana Prohibition Derangement Ruins Young Lives
Gavin Devic of Springfield, Missouri wasn't shunted through the school-to-prison pipeline, but the local drug prohibition soviet will probably succeed in derailing the disciplined, accomplished young man's academic and athletic goals. Just as some people claim that it is possible to experience a "contact high" through exposure to marijuana smoke, adherents of the prohibition cult believe that it is possible for people to experience "contact culpability" in similar circumstances. Devic has maintained a GPA very close to 4.0 while working two part-time jobs and compiling an enviable record...
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