Justice For the Poor

Popular Resistance
View In: Justice For the PoorBy law, people in prison have a right to get the health care they need. In the late 1970s, the U.S. Supreme Court decision Estelle v Gamble set the standard for medical rights of prisoners. But prison authorities are being criminally negligent in not providing adequate health care to incarcerated people. A...

Counter Punch
View In: Justice For the PoorThe American justice system is based on liberty, the right to a fair trial and the presumption of innocence – or so it should be. So why do we routinely incarcerate people for months or years before their trial has even begun? The answer is money. If a judge sets cash bail for someone accused More Th...

The Appeal
View In: Justice For the PoorThe post “It’s like a slow war, like a slow burn. Like a slow, quiet form of torture.” appeared first on The Appeal.

TK News by Matt Taibbi
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