The Fundamental Importance of Humane Treatment - A Basic Right That Serves Us All
alysia, May 10, 2012 - 10:39amI have read too many stories lately about people being brutally mistreated at the hands of those who felt they were justified. Seventeen year old Treyvon Martin, pursued and shot by a neighborhood watchman for "looking suspicious" while walking home. Anastasio Hernandez Rojas, beaten, repeatedly tased and killed by more than a dozen Border Patrol agents for the | continue reading
Incarceration Nation - Maine Ahead of the Curve
alysia, April 25, 2012 - 2:19pm"Nationwide, the numbers are staggering: Nearly 2.4 million people behind bars, even though over the last 20 years the crime rate has actually dropped by more than 40 percent...Is it fair to call the United States the 'incarceration nation'?"
CBS is referring to the fact that the United States incarcerates, by far, more of its citizens than any other country on the planet.
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CBS is referring to the fact that the United States incarcerates, by far, more of its citizens than any other country on the planet.
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Maine Lawmakers See the Light - Decisively Rejecting Government Secrecy
alysia, April 11, 2012 - 9:29pmWith last week's 98-47 House vote against the bill and a unanimous Senate vote today for indefinite postponement, LD 1805 is officially dead. | continue reading
Wisdom Prevails! Maine House Votes To Protect Confidentiality for Legally Innocent Teens
alysia, March 23, 2012 - 3:25pmToday, we worked with Democrats and Republicans in the House to oppose LD 1727, a terrible bill which would have taken Maine the wrong direction in terms of juvenile justice and threatened to ruin the life of any young person caught in its net. We were rewarded by a surprising landslide of opposition – with a 122 to 14 vote against the bill.
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ACT NOW - Tell Obama to Veto the NDAA and Indefinite Detention of Americans
alysia, December 22, 2011 - 12:53pmDo you oppose indefinite imprisonment of Americans without charge or trial? Of COURSE you do!
Yet somehow Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Bill (NDAA) with provisions authorizing just that. The NDAA now sits awaiting the president's signature...but it's over yet!
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Yet somehow Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Bill (NDAA) with provisions authorizing just that. The NDAA now sits awaiting the president's signature...but it's over yet!
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Help Stop Indefinite Military Detention of American Citizens Without Charge Or Trial
alysia, December 14, 2011 - 5:45pmShould the president be allowed to imprison American citizens indefinitely in military custody without charge or trial?
To most, the answer to this question is a resounding and definitive “NO!”
Yet Congress is currently poised to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which contains provisions giving the president the power to do just that.
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To most, the answer to this question is a resounding and definitive “NO!”
Yet Congress is currently poised to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which contains provisions giving the president the power to do just that.
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State Funding for Religious Schools - A Bad Idea No Matter What the Method
alysia, September 2, 2011 - 4:22pmThis past year, the Maine legislature considerd four bills (LD 250; LD 1044; LD 1092; and LD 1287) that would have allowed for a system of government-funded religion here in Maine. | continue reading
Another Day, Another Medical Records Breach - Further Warning About the Promise of Universal Medical Records
alysia, August 24, 2011 - 5:33pmCalifornia patient Paul Thompson says the prospect of all health records going electronic — which federal law mandates should happen by 2014 — "scares the living hell out of me." Thompson just found out his patient record had been seriously compromised. | continue reading