tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post7091901940855243113..comments2023-07-04T21:12:47.972-05:00Comments on Why Am I Not Surprised?: For the Men at J.B. Evans Correctional Centerchangeseekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350201531677548579noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-77572643549232388352010-03-11T16:38:44.022-06:002010-03-11T16:38:44.022-06:00I can tell you, first hand, that the inmates at J....I can tell you, first hand, that the inmates at J.B. Evans were treated with nothing but respect. Not everyone will follow the same code, and some officers were less respectful than others, but never were they mistreated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-92067102521432166922010-01-08T18:19:43.403-06:002010-01-08T18:19:43.403-06:00I just got a communication elsewhere that "J ...I just got a communication elsewhere that "J B Evans has transferred all of their inmates and everyone in their staff has been fired. I wanted to thank you again for your compassion...We mailed [my friend] a copy of your blog and I know that it meant the world to him."<br /><br />Now <i><b>that's</b></i> what I'm talkin' about!changeseekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350201531677548579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-4821908155297412982009-12-15T00:40:16.724-06:002009-12-15T00:40:16.724-06:00Well, it's certainly good to know, Anonymous, ...Well, it's certainly good to know, Anonymous, that J.B. Evans Correctional Center is different from every other private prison in the whole United States. Of course, it's hard to understand (if it's so very different) what could possibly have galvanized a prison population entirely at the whim of guards, sheriffs and cops to act in that way. Humans under the gun tend NOT to act en mass until desperate and tend NOT to become desperate for no reason. I'm just sayin' is all.changeseekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350201531677548579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-76418121598119300472009-12-14T13:53:12.940-06:002009-12-14T13:53:12.940-06:00SWAT forces?! Are you kidding me?
The men refused...SWAT forces?! Are you kidding me?<br /><br />The men refused to leave the yard because they felt they weren't being fed enough and returned to their dormitories (*not* cells) of their own volition as soon as they became cold and hungry. There was NO use of force and no SWAT team present, only the normal prison security detail and a few officers from the local sheriff's department and police department.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-90615348790697517622009-12-03T17:39:19.188-06:002009-12-03T17:39:19.188-06:00Russian: no, wish I did.Russian: no, wish I did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-62978906739800762482009-12-03T06:54:15.787-06:002009-12-03T06:54:15.787-06:00Yeah, PZ, it wasn't hard to miss since there w...Yeah, PZ, it wasn't hard to miss since there was basically nothing out there on it. Of course. It <i><b>is</b></i> slavery, as the Doug Blackmon book says, just "in another name." OT: Do you speak Russian?changeseekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350201531677548579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-13935545102414992202009-12-03T01:10:20.193-06:002009-12-03T01:10:20.193-06:00Glad you posted on this, I'd missed it as I...Glad you posted on this, I'd missed it as I've missed most news lately.<br /><br />The first time I saw photographs of one of these prisons my first thought was that they were news shots about a movie that must be being made about slavery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-89575370602837415872009-11-26T23:03:54.273-06:002009-11-26T23:03:54.273-06:00Hey, Macon. I think it will get worse. The econo...Hey, Macon. I think it will get worse. The economy will be used, as will immigration issues, to further increase the prison population which is already <i><b>ten times</b></i> what it was only a couple of decades ago. It's about making money. Now that they're investing in private prisons on Wall Street, the sky's the limit. And I don't expect Obama to move in this area because it would mean undermining corporate profits, a veeeeery unwise decision for a U.S. President who wants a second term. Besides, with jobs disappearing every day, "corrections" is a booming employment arena. I do hope Eric Holder will be allowed to take a look at some of the high profile political cases, like Leonard Peltier, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Troy Davis, and the Angola 3. He's sending signals that this may happen, but we'll see.changeseekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350201531677548579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-66826338242173368442009-11-26T10:15:15.150-06:002009-11-26T10:15:15.150-06:00Thank you for the reminders in this post, and for ...Thank you for the reminders in this post, and for the videos. Here's hoping that the winds of change brought in with President Hope will do something to improve the conditions and the system you describe. Do you see any change at all of that sort on the horizon? Or will racist incarceration procedures only get worse? (the continually declining state of the economy for the lower echelons doesn't inspire hope, of course)macon dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07795547197817128339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-80585903617729921622009-11-26T08:25:27.709-06:002009-11-26T08:25:27.709-06:00Welcome to my blog, Slava. I watched your film, b...Welcome to my blog, Slava. I watched your film, but could not understand it because I don't speak the language. Still, it is very moving to see the faces and hear the voices of others in the world who struggle bravely against oppression. Thank you for reaching out to us. Be strong.changeseekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350201531677548579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-64854519639062705792009-11-26T07:38:17.348-06:002009-11-26T07:38:17.348-06:00Comrades!
Our group struggles for rights of women-...Comrades!<br />Our group struggles for rights of women-teachers now. After last election in Olkhovski district of Volgograd region (Russia), reelecting head of district discharged 4 principales of village schools, teacher of music from Olkhovka, 9 social workers. We are sure that it is real political repressions.<br />See our film here: http://www.kavkaz-uzel.ru/blogs/posts/2827<br />You can write your comments in English.<br />Thanx for coexistence!Slavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06882287148450984750noreply@blogger.com