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A Brooklyn Man Wins a New Trial After 23 Years
When I woke up this morning, I knew that thousands of innocent prisoners had active cases in the court system. When I go to sleep, I will know that one man, Derrick Deacon, waited enough time to be...
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The Coming Revolt of The Guards… in New York City?
Whether it is the war in Vietnam or Afghanistan… or whether the practices of a large police department: the most certain way to change directions is through a revolt of those who carry out the laws and...
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Why Big Banks Will Pay The Piper in 2013
Many Americans still await the day Wall Street is held accountable for the financial crisis, and an end to “Nobody saw this coming” excuses. A new report, Subprime Mortgage Crisis- Is 2013 Beginning...
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Unprison 2011-2013 Index
Below you will find an index of the articles written over the past several years for Unprison. Readers are encouraged, as issues arise in your area, to utilize the research, analysis, and opinions...
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Scaling Back Voting During Black History Month?
Today the Supreme Court heard a case about the Voting Rights Act, Shelby County v. Holder- specifically, whether we still need special protections in “Covered” jurisdictions- places where the legacy of...
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Is Racism Really This Blind?
U.S. trademark law says that there is no commercial protection for a disparaging term or symbol. In 1992, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board agreed that “Redskins” may disparage people, living or...
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Crashing the System with Stop and Frisk
The Floyd v. New York class action suit, to hold the city accountable for hundreds of thousands of baseless harassments by the NYPD, is the affordable option for NYC taxpayers and the court system. If...
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In the Floyd case, the NYPD faces tough scrutiny of Stop-and-Frisk tactics
This article was originally written for The Guardian, here. The New York Police Department is on trial in Floyd v City of New York, and the public is watching. It is ironic that the policy of recording...
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Part Three: Comparing the Precincts- Is Crime Reduced by Stop-and-Frisk?
As the Floyd v. New York trial continues in federal court, we hear various rationales about why the policy’s effectiveness trumps the widespread erosion (if not clear violation) of civil rights. The...
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Part Four: Is Campaign Finance Driven By Cops, Courts, and Corrections?
Mayor Bloomberg is term-limited, thus the city will lose its primary supporter of the Stop & Frisk policy in 2013. Whereas many Democrats participated in the Silent March of over 10,000 people...
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Supreme Court and Voting Rights: What They Did, and What We Do Next
The good news: Racism is over. The bad news: This is the lie we keep telling ourselves while racist actions are still happening at the highest levels of government. For instance, a recent FBI...
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Does the Prosecution Rest? Changing the Narrative to Let Justice Be Done
The George Zimmerman trial is on my Facebook wall. It is on TV at the gym. Needless to say, from a guy who doesn’t have a TV: it is everywhere. Because this case is one of the few high-profile cases...
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3 Reasons to Thank a Public Defender
This is the 50th Year of Gideon, which possibly means little to the majority of people in America- or so they believe. Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court decided that American citizens have a right to...
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Herman Wallace: “Get Me The F#@k Outta Here.”
Those are the timeless words reportedly uttered by Angola 3 member Herman Wallace, who was finally released from Angola State Penitentiary after over 40 years. “Get me the f#@k outta here.” Most of...
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What Do Prosecutors Fail to Understand About Defense Counsel?
Around the nation there are prosecutors who are tasked with an overwhelming number of cases. Occasionally they may have a serious felony, such as rape or murder, but what bogs them down is the immense...
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Stop and Frisk: Dispelling the Myth of NYPD Victory
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently put the brakes on the victory won by civil rights and social justice groups in Floyd v. City of New York. Many New Yorkers had been condemning the NYPD’s...
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Are Schools Violating the American With Disabilities Act Every Time a Kid...
Are you looking for a new approach to dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline? The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Rehabilitation Act bar any federal program, or institutions...
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Justice Breyer tells America: The Death Penalty is broken, and a “humane”...
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES _________________ No. 14–7955 _________________ RICHARD E. GLOSSIP, et al., PETITIONERS v. KEVIN J. GROSS, et al. on writ of certiorari to the united states court of...
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