Gabriel City » ACLU http://gabrielcity.com Gabriel City is a community for the tens of millions of Americans directly affected by our criminal justice system. We come together to share our stories and help to shape new ones. Inmates and the formerly incarcerated, family members of those serving time, men and women under community supervision, professionals in criminal justice and corrections, and the victims of crime; we support and respect each other as we work to break the endless cycle of crime and incarceration that afflicts our nation. Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:18:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Ohio Execution Goes Wrong http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/ohio-execution-goes-wrong.html http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/ohio-execution-goes-wrong.html#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:52:25 +0000 hcdmedia http://gabrielcity.com/?p=1820 The execution of Ohio inmate, Rommel Broom by lethal injection went wrong this week, officials stated. The execution has been rescheduled for next week. According to Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, this is the only time in United States’ history that a lethal injection failed and was rescheduled.

The ACLU of Ohio stated that the state must abolish lethal injection. “This is the third screwed-up execution in three years,” said Jeffrey M. Gamso of the ACLU of Ohio. “They keep tweaking their protocol, but it takes more than tweaks. They don’t know how to do this competently, and they need to stop.”

Read more in the New York Times article…

]]> http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/ohio-execution-goes-wrong.html/feed 0 Progress in the Elimination of HIV Segregation Units http://gabrielcity.com/video/progress-in-the-elimination-of-hiv-segregation-units.html http://gabrielcity.com/video/progress-in-the-elimination-of-hiv-segregation-units.html#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:20:59 +0000 hcdmedia http://gabrielcity.com/?p=1757 Rachel Maddow – humorist, journalist, and activist – speaks about the segregation of prison inmates who are HIV positive. Her ardent opposition prompted “No Lost Causes,” an effort to rework the policies.

Here’s the first part to Rachel’s impassioned and funny address to the ACLU:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Following the speech, Alabama made a considerably intrepid decision. Read Rachel Maddow and Margaret Winter’s article here.

]]> http://gabrielcity.com/video/progress-in-the-elimination-of-hiv-segregation-units.html/feed 2 Use of Excessive Force in New York Youth Prisons http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/use-of-excessive-force-in-youth-prisons.html http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/use-of-excessive-force-in-youth-prisons.html#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:14:05 +0000 hcdmedia http://gabrielcity.com/?p=1513 A new report by the US Department of Justice states that juvenile facilities in New York have been found to have used excessive force to discipline residents. A report from 2006 by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union rated New York youth centers some of the worst in the world.  Will the federal government have to take over New York state’s juvenile justice system? Read more in today’s New York Times article.

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The Crack the Disparity campaign has taken off this month to advocate to reform our country’s sentencing disparity for crack vs. powder cocaine.

Be informed and read more about advocating for fairer sentencing through the ACLU:

Check out for the campaign’s latest newsletter at crackthedisparity.com
Read more about the ACLU’s advocacy efforts for fairer sentencing.

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