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Establishment efforts to kill move toward Fed transparency are crushed
The Federal Reserve attack dogs are out in full force today following Congressman Ron Paul’s decisive victory in the battle to bring transparency to the privately owned central bank.
The House...
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Kevin Copenhagen
Infowars
November 4, 2009
Monday night I attended the “Stand Up America” rally in Houston hosted by the North Houston Tea Party Patriots. And while I feel the event was a resounding success, I couldn’t help but get a feeling of despair among 15,000...
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Why Cheney Kept Everyone in the Dark About the Secret Program
Why did Cheney keep then-current CIA head Tenet and current CIA head Panetta, as well as Congress, in the dark about the secret counterterrorism program?
Because - as Seymour Hersh has previously explained - the lesson which...
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Why Isn’t Cheney in Jail?
George Washington Blog
Sunday, July 12, 2009
As I wrote yesterday about the CIA program that Panetta recently disclosed to Congress:
As a former CIA agent says, the real question is who...
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House committee subpoenas Federal Reserve
rawstory.com/blog/2009/06/house-committee-subpeonas-federal-reserve/
The congressional panel investigating what happened to all that bank bailout money has issued a subpoena to the Federal Reserve, asking them to hand over all documents relating...
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It has happened before. In Washington, they use the late Friday release to let out information that will be unpopular - the belief being that the ensuing weekend will have a cooling effect on the public's reaction.
So it went with the Obama administration today. Though glossed with the...
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1. Innocent until proven guilty.
If you're sent to jail, accused of a crime, you should retain those rights which are practicable--if you cannot make bail. Basically put, this means said inmates receive amenities such as nice facilities, a modicum of privacy, and better general...
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Tweets from people passing through Bakersfield, having to spend a night in Bakersfield, on a work assignment in Bakersfield, or visiting family or friends in Bakersfield, usually make for a pretty depressing read.
Luckily Twitter limits users to 140 characters.
You'd be amazed at how often...
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Media Advisory:
SUBJECT: Correctional officers to bring holiday gifts to Pond School
You and/or your representative are invited to Pond School, 29585 Pond Road near Wasco, Dec. 19 at 9:30...
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I tagged along with Felix Doligosa recently to Kern Valley State Prison where he reported officials there are battling to keep cell phones out of inmate's hands.
Investigators there shared one story that was not mentioned in Felix's report. As officers were making rounds throughout the grounds...
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When inmates behave, they get treats. Candy bars, popcorn, soda, ice cream — they can get it all in canteens.
The Californian recently highlighted food in jail. Part of the report included what inmates can purchase in prison canteens with money they earn from working in jail, for example....
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When Spring Kincaid was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison for causing a crash that killed a Bakersfield man, the sentence seemed light compared to the 17-year prison sentence received by a Wasco man in June.
Of course, there were many important differences between the two vehicle...
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Typewriters, CD players, flat screen TVs.
These are just some of the things inmates in Kern County jails and prisons have access to. But should they? A story in today's paper highlights certain electronic privileges inmates have.
Some people say restricting inmates from accessing these...
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MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact Person: Barry Bolton
Telephone: (661) 721-2345 ext. 5022/(661) 203-2283
Date: March 25, 2008...
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A new report shows that one out of every 100 adult is in jail or prison, according to this story by AP writer David Crary.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/...
That is a lot of people. With all of our prisons and our anecdotally high conviction and incarceration in Kern County, we can't help...
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Like most readers, the pruno-fueled brawl the other day at Lerdo jail had us asking the important questions: "What, exactly, is pruno?" "What does it taste like?" And, naturally, "Can I make it myself?"
Turns out that pruno isn't worth fighting for. Even if you're...
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The state's looking at adding more prison beds to Kern.
Specifically, officials are considering more "infill" beds at North Kern State Prison and Kern Valley State Prison in Delano, Wasco State Prison and California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi.
A spokesman for the prisons...
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The newly reformed, Bakersfield Chapter of FACTS (Families to Amend California's Three Strikes) would like to invite the community to a rally on Oct. 4, 2007 at 5:30 PM at the Liberty Bell (Chester & Truxtun). This rally will be held to raise awareness in our community about this...
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Have you read this book, TIME ON THE INSIDE: Behind The Walls In A Maximum Security Women’s Prison From An Insiders View ─ FMA Publishing ─ August, 2006? If so let me know what you think. And if not, then you should as I’ve been told from one of my reviewers: “If you want...
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Women's Prisons in the United States have increased in the past 20 years by 800% as there are more than 107,000 women incarcerated in State and Federal institutions where women are most oftened overlooked. The majority of women come from socio and economically distraught backgrounds that draw...
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