By CHRIS POWELL Eight years after a mentally ill inmate was beaten to death by guards at the state prison in Newtown, last week a Superior Court judge ordered the public release of the video taken of the incident by the body cameras the guards wore. A state tax credit for renters won’t ease housingContinue reading “Prisons, Attorney General Tong suppressed inmate death video”
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Hold prisons accountable; and money isn’t education
By Chris Powell Bad stuff happens in prison. Prisoners assault each other and guards, and guards get too rough with prisoners. Not enough people are watching. Prison security makes it almost impossible for the public or journalists to watch, and secrecy breeds criminality. Psychiatric Security Board did its job but insanity law is crazy ChengContinue reading “Hold prisons accountable; and money isn’t education”
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