March 27, 2018

Episode 17 – Real Criminal Justice Reform

1 hour 18 minutes

Episode 17

2018/03/24

From The Intercept: Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner Promised a Criminal Justice Revolution. He’s Exceeding Expectations.

From time to time, transformation leaders take office. They show everyone else exactly what can be done and how to do it. That’s Larry Krasner right now – and he’s showing the nation how to dismantle mass incarceration from the inside out.

https://theintercept.com/2018/03/20/larry-krasner-philadelphia-da/

From The West Virginia Record: Supreme Court says restricting internet access while on parole violates First Amendment

Ross did 27 years in prison starting in 1987. Ross’s release on parole was subject to numerous conditions and, because he was registered as a sex offender, he was prohibited from possessing or having contact with any computer, electronic device, communication device or any device which is enabled with internet access. Bur Ross’ girlfriend has a computer, and a cell phone which both have the evil Internet. There’s no evidence he ever accessed, and they are reportedly password protected. There was no forensics done.

My understanding is that the circuit court released him. Then the state appealed it. They lost the appeal at the WV Supreme Court.

Had they left it alone, they could have continued their existing ways.

https://wvrecord.com/stories/511365463-supreme-court-says-restricting-internet-access-while-on-parole-violates-first-amendment

From The Washington Post: An unexplained groping loophole in Minnesota law is about to be closed

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/09/an-unexplained-groping-loophole-in-minnesota-law-is-about-to-be-closed/

There was a carve out for touching butts because a coach might pat a player as a ‘good game’ kind of thing?

From The Washington Post: Appeals court considers ‘how long is too long’ in challenge to Guantanamo detention

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/appeals-court-considers-how-long-is-too-long-in-challenge-to-guantanamo-detention/2018/03/20/c93d7114-2bb3-11e8-b0b0-f706877db618_story.html?utm_term=.6bb6b810cc24

From The Marshall Project: Caring for My Sick Husband From Prison

A federal inmate feels helpless as her partner’s health deteriorates.

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/03/08/caring-for-my-sick-husband-from-prison

From CNN: Craigslist shuts down its personals section

On Friday they shut down their section of the site that allows people seeking encounters with strangers. The move comes two days after the Senate approved of bipartisan legislation called the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act. Craigslist is making this change so that they are not held liable for content their users upload.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/23/technology/craigslist-personals-shutdown/index.html

From The Daily Journal Online: Money is the enemy of truth

This is an opinion piece. Elderly men, who are no longer dangerous, remain banished from society and families to spend their remaining few years in the Department of Mental Health. Dr. Joseph Plaud, Ph.D., noted expert in sexual rec

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