I saw her standing there

Last week the New York Times reported that prosecutors all over the country continue to drag their feet on DNA tests that could potentially exonerate inmates. You may recall that a wave of DNA tests in the 1990s resulted in a number of highly-publicized exonerations, leading to calls for death penalty moratoriums and a new [...]

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No Fruit for You

A depressing look from the Birmingham News at the world of cost-savings in the Alabama prison system. The corrections budget was one of the hardest-hit during this recent round of fiscal planning.
To help pay for various grants and projects, the ‘09 Alabama budget would spend $8.9 million less on indigent defense than the Senate-approved budget. [...]

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Alabama Legislature, Budget Hearings Part 3

We now conclude the recounting of the recent budget hearings of the Alabama Legislature. As before, the following report is from someone we recently met here at Toxic Culture, and due to her employment situation, she prefers to deliver her account without attaching her name. We hope you find it as informative as we did.

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Local Writer Takes Opinions Statewide

Opinion promoted to Internet audience and (presumably) readers of the physical edition of the newspaper too. Alabama virtually certain to respond positively and will begin promptly establishing reforms and repairing the state in accordance with the writer’s views.

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Grime and Punishment

California über alles, indeed. It’s so nice to know that our Commander-in-Chief has taken charge of the situation here- I’m so relieved. Greg Palast’s decision to take sides in the class war notwithstanding, it’s a pleasure to know that soon we’ll be able to retire to La Jolla in peace, taking in a nice glass [...]

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