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Brain Ailments in Veterans Likened to Those in Athletes
It is beginning to look as if what was only the tip of the ice berg is starting to manifest itself in a big way. However, my sense is that shortly it will find expression in child abuse as well … Continue reading
Wongful convictions
This is a double edge sword because being falsely convicted does not always mean innocent. However, we also know that convictions are the bread and butter of the criminal justice community. We also know that at both the federal, state … Continue reading
Incarceration gold rush
Don’t think I have ever seen a better description of the politics behind the growth of prisons than in this article. You could change Louisiana for Florida and have all the same dynamics at play. Don’t believe it. Then do … Continue reading
Sheriff’s Office beefs up security for evidence room
You can argue the this and that of the evidence room. We know that money was stolen out of it and it was only found out because the Chief of Police for a small town in the county of Alachua … Continue reading
Corrections officer arrested on ID and credit card fraud charges
Time and time again, I have heard of family members doing identity theft on members of their families in prison. This is especially true of those in state prison and the family would file on them for a tax rebate … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Prison and Jails, Re-entry, The Problem
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For Ultra-Orthodox in Abuse Cases, Prosecutor Has Different Rules
I used to have this Norman Rockwell belief that justice was blind and that the police were like Detective Jack Webb on Dragnet. The more I read about crime and punishment as well as get to know the criminal justice … Continue reading
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Florida law is no law
Florida law is no law. The law on the books is only the law as long as the perpetrators don’t have a strong and financially powerful advocacy group. This was the case with the murder of Frank Valdes who was … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Politics, The Problem, Vigilante Justice
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Prosecutors Agree to Release Inmate Who Proved His Innocence From Prison
This is something would have expected to see in a criminal justice version of Clockwork Orange. However, it is a case in point that only proves our criminal justice system is not only blind but haywire. Look at the core … Continue reading
Former ASO evidence tech acquitted of theft charge
The cast of characters and senario reminds me of the murder trial of Frank Valdes by correction officers. This too will go down as a foot note in Florida law where no one gets blamed because all the players were … Continue reading
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Debt Collectors
For those getting out of prison, there is often a ton of wreckage from the past and among some of it is old debts incurred while struggling with addictions and so on. Surprisingly, my experience is also that a ton … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Education, Re-entry, Women and Children
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