Fresh Start Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
A young man from a low-income family sells small amounts of marijuana when real opportunity eludes him. He's arrested and incarcerated several times.
Category Archives: Prison
Thailand cracks down on migrant workers as anti-immigration feelings rise
Migrant workers are detained by a military personnel during a crack down on illegal migrant workers at a market in Bangkok, Thailand, September 27, 2016. Picture taken September 27, 2016.
Holness seeks US congressional support
BILATERAL trade opportunities and Jamaica's efforts to diversify its energy sources were among the main issues discussed by Prime Minister Andrew Holness at a meeting with senior United States congresswoman Carolyn B Maloney during his visit to New York last week. Maloney is a key member of the House Financial Services Committee, which has oversight of the US Treasury and significant influence with the International Monetary Fund.
Salazar, as Clinton transition chief, will usher in diversity, not walls
Hillary Rodham Clinton Salazar, as Clinton transition chief, will usher in diversity, not walls Clinton, Sanders to campaign together in New Hampshire Trump enters new debate frontier MORE 's transition team to help her prepare for an orderly transition should she be elected our nation's 45th President. It is clear from Salazar's accomplishments that he will be indispensable to help move forward seamlessly with implementing Clinton's progressive -- and inclusive - agenda for the country.
War crimes tribunal for ISIS detainees needs more support
Clothing worn by a Yazidi girl enslaved by Islamic State militants, collected by a Yazidi activist to document Islamic State group crimes against the community, shown in this file photo taken May 22, 2016, in Dohuk, northern Iraq. Lawyers in Europe investigating the Islamic State's elaborate operation to kidnap thousands of women as sex slaves say they have enough evidence to try IS leaders with crimes against humanity, but two years after the IS onslaught against the Yazidi people, the Obama administration has made little effort to pursue prosecution.
Philippines defends deadly drug war at UN, claims nation’s actions…
Despite growing alarm and international criticism, the controversial Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte has said he won't stop the campaign Philippines Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay has told the United Nations his country's new president, Rodrigo Duterte, had an "unprecedented" mandate and the world should not interfere in his crackdown on crime. Addressing the annual UN General Assembly, Yasay said the Duterte government was "determined to free the Philippines from corrupt and other stagnating practices, including the manufacture, distribution and use of illicit drugs.
Boston Light celebrates 300th anniversary; $110M cutter contract awarded
Boston Light lighthouse Keeper Sally Snowman presents her book to Adm. Paul Zukunft, the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on Little Brewster Island, Mass., September 14, 2016.
Amid growing U.S. cybersecurity threat, a critical lack of trained experts
Months have passed since the FBI took aim at encryption in the case of the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone. Once the dust settled, our country began to take a different look at the dangers of unprotected data.
Islamic State sex slaves case should be tried as a war crime, investigators argue
In this May 22, 2016 file photo, An activist looks at an Islamic State group marketplace on the encrypted app Telegram, advertising a 12-year-old Yazidi girl as a slave for the price of $12,500, in a photo taken in northern Iraq. "Peace be upon you and the mercy and blessings of God," the text reads in Arabic.
War crimes tribunal sought against Islamic State detainees
War crimes investigators collecting evidence of the Islamic State group's elaborate operation to kidnap thousands of women as sex slaves say they have a case to try IS leaders with crimes against humanity but cannot get the global backing to bring current detainees before an international tribunal. Two years after the IS onslaught in northern Iraq, the investigators, as well as U.S. diplomats, say the Obama administration has done little to pursue prosecution of the crimes that Secretary of State John Kerry has called genocide.
Kansas AG questions feds’ $26K in spending on Gitmo surveys
In this Jan. 23, 2015, file photo, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt talks to lawmakers at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Schmidt released a document Thursday, Sept.
Justice for Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden
The contradictions of capitalist culture and barbarism are sometimes so acute that they break through even into corporate big media. We can be grateful for such moments, and so I draw your attention to a principled statement by Richard Beck , urging pardon for Chelsea Manning.
Rouhani uses UN to hit US over nuclear deal
Iran used the UN General Assembly on Thursday to accuse the United States of failing to implement aspects of the historic nuclear deal, demanding that Washington do so or risk formal complaint. President Hassan Rouhani complained that America is dragging its feet on its side of the bargain, and elaborated on his complaints at a follow-up news conference with reporters.
British hacker loses battle against extradition to United States
Lauri Love may be coming to the United States, but I wouldn't count on it being any time soon. For those of you who may have missed the original story, Love is the "hacktivist" who frequently pushes the theme Bring Down All The Regimes and loves to dig through the internet for sensitive data.
Duterte to invite UN chief, EU to probe Philippine killings
The Philippine president said Thursday he will invite the U.N. chief and European Union officials to investigate his bloody anti-drug crackdown, but only if he can question them in public afterward to prove their human rights concerns are baseless. President Rodrigo Duterte disclosed the offer in a speech in which he again lashed out at critics of his crackdown, including President Barack Obama and European countries.
Trump sounds like Patton, and that’s what many Americans want to hear
In Florida Monday, following the bombings in New York and New Jersey, Donald Trump referred to the captured bombing suspect, Ahmad Khan Rahami, as an "evil thug." He then added, "Hillary Clinton is a weak and ineffective person and I will tell you, if you choose Donald Trump, these problems are going to go away far, far greater than anybody would think."
Bill would require White House to prepare reports on fugitives
A House committee takes up a bill today, sparked by outrage over relaxed restrictions on Cuba, that would require the White House to tell Congress what it is doing to extradite killers who have fled the United States. The bill is named in honor of Walter Patterson and Werner Foerster, victims of killers who escaped New Jersey prisons and are believed to be living in Portugal and Cuba.
City plan to put all inmates in 1 political district upheld
A federal appeals court has concluded that a redistricting plan in a Rhode Island city that puts all the inmates at the state prison into one city ward is politically fair. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday cited an April decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in ruling that Cranston's district lines were constitutional.
Ex-Sen. Lieberman: UN Should Treat Rouhani As Pariah, Not Honored Guest
Iranian President Hasan Rouhani should be treated as an international pariah, not an honored guest, former Sen. Joe Lieberman said at a rally outside United Nations headquarters on Tuesday, a day before Rouhani is scheduled to speak there. Lieberman compared the Iranian regime to that led by Kim Jong-un in North Korea, saying both were "brutal" and totalitarian and spend "much too much money building weapons to threaten to their neighbors."
Congress Demands Answers Regarding Obama’s $1.7B Cash Payment to Iran
Amid ongoing questions about the administration's decision to send Iran $1.7 billion in cash in settlement of a legal claim early this year, lawmakers on Wednesday will continue to press for answers about a payment many still view as a "ransom" for the release of American prisoners. Among other things, congressional critics are focusing on concerns that sending Iran the large sum in cash has made it easier for the money to be used to finance terrorism.