Second Look Legislation for Juveniles

Second Look Legislation for Juveniles
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Did Kwame Kilpatrick Murder Tamara Greene?

Here is the latest on the Tamara Greene Murder investigation. Tamara Greene aka "Strawberry" was the Exotic Dancer that was at the Infamous Party at The Manoogian Mansion, thrown By Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. She was assaulted by the Mayors wife, taken to the hospital by the security detail, and when she wanted to press charges... well Kwame's and his Posse took the law into their own Hands!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmA2SObc_-U

Scenes From Juvies

LESLIE NEALE
Director’s Statement

"When I started volunteer teaching at Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles, I was naïve to juvenile justice, thinking children were handled fairly and with care, not only for their safety, but also for the safety of the public at large. What I found is that scores of children are getting thrown away in adult prisons instead of staying in the rehabilitative environment of the juvenile system, a structure originally designed to protect them from ending up in the adult system. The making of “Juvies” has made my life make an irrevocable turn towards correcting the juvenile justice system, making it one that is run with intelligence, responsibility and mercy."

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Four years ago, high school student Duc was arrested for driving a car from which a gun was shot. Although no one was injured, Duc was not a member of a gang, had no priors and was 16 years old, he received a sentence of 35 years to life.

Fourteen-year-old Anait, an Armenian immigrant, had been given a car by her parents. She drove two boys to a high school and dropped them off. The boys got into a fight with another boy and subsequently killed a third boy who attempted to break up the fight. Because she was the driver of the “getaway” car, Anait was charged as an accessory to first-degree murder. Originally facing 200 years, she has since accepted a deal for 7 years.

Being tough on crime is one thing. But trying children as adults, and dispensing brutal sentences that are shockingly out of proportion to the offense, is quite another. Most Americans would say this can’t happen here, yet for thousands of young people, this is the reality of the present day juvenile justice system, which has turned its back on its initial mission to protect young people and now sends over 200,000 kids through the adult system each year.

From award-winning documentary filmmaker Leslie Neale (Road to Return) comes this riveting look at a world most of us will never see: the world of juvenile offenders who are serving incredible prison sentences for crimes they either did not commit or were only marginally involved in. For two years, Neale taught a video production class at Los Angeles Central Juvenile Hall to 12 juveniles who were all being tried as adults. Juvies is the product of that class, which was a learning experience for both students and teacher—and becomes a learning experience for all of us, as we witness the heartbreaking stories of children abandoned by families and a system that has disintegrated into a kind of vending machine justice.

Copyright © Ara Oshagan

Narrated by actor Mark Wahlberg, himself a former juvenile offender, Juvies follows the lives of a group of young people who will serve most, if not all, of their lives behind bars. The kids talk about the mistakes they made and what they would do if they had the chance to do things differently. They exhibit courage in the midst of the most despairing conditions. And they force us to ask, “Why is this happening? Why have we allowed it to happen? And what can we do now to change laws that are nothing less than draconian, that we as a citizenry have allowed to be enacted?”

Interspersed with the kids’ stories are interviews with experts in juvenile justice and gangs, and with well-known faces, like former Los Angeles District Attorney Gil Garcetti, who, in an incredible scene, admits that sentences like the one Michael Duc Ta received—during Garcetti’s own tenure as D.A—are unfair and should never have happened.

What has gone wrong with our juvenile justice system? And can it be changed before more young lives are destroyed forever? Juvies offers no easy answers, but it will make you think long and hard about what democracy and justice really mean.

Copyright © Ara Oshagan

Scenes from Juvies

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Please grant a full pardon for the Scott Sisters

 

argeting: Gov. Haley Barbour (MS)

Started by: ACTION COMMITTEE FOR WOMEN IN PRISON

Dear supporters, REAL JUSTICE FOR THE SCOTT SISTERS We celebrate the release of Jamie and Gladys Scott from prison but it is not enough. They have been released on lifetime parole and are required t make payments to the State of Mississippi each month. They have already served 15 years in prison for an $11.00 robbery that they did not commit. This a parody of justice and we demand something better for Jamie and Gladys. Join us in asking Governor Hailey Barbour to grant a complete pardon to the...

Dear supporters,

REAL JUSTICE FOR THE SCOTT SISTERS We celebrate the release of Jamie and Gladys Scott from prison but it is not enough. They have been released on lifetime parole and are required t make payments to the State of Mississippi each month. They have already served 15 years in prison for an $11.00 robbery that they did not commit. This a parody of justice and we demand something better for Jamie and Gladys. Join us in asking Governor Hailey Barbour to grant a complete pardon to the Scott sisters. Join us in asking for real justice.

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TRAILER The Kids Punch Back

An insight into the minds of three major child abuse activists.
Three strong men come together to raise awareness of all forms of child abuse. Filmmakers Bill Maloney and Lilly Starr capture campaigners Chris Wittwer [http://www.chris-uk.org], Shane Bryant [Fighters Against Child Abuse] and Bill Maloney [http://www.pienmashfilms.com] unsanitised and telling it how it is. All three came together to spread awareness on the streets of Exeter. The full documentary explores ideas to help protect children from predatory abusers and points the finger at the UK legal system for its failures to victims. Joined by fellow campaigners and abuse victims on the street, the documentary is controversial, sometimes funny, hard-hitting and thought provoking. "The kids punch back" full documentary is now available on DVD.
Pie and Mash Films are selling 'The Kids punch back' and 'Sun Sea & Satan' (Maloney's harrowing investigation of child abuse on the Channel Island of Jersey) at a special combined price: £8 + £1.80 p&p. Visit Pie and Mash Films Online Shop: http://www.pienmashfilms.com/userimag... All proceeds will go towards further documentaries and reports that expose the erosion of our civil liberties and the wider implications of child abuse.
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