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Piercing the Panopticon: Beware the Snitch!
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Sunday, December 16, 2012. The world “snitch” is an old synonym for “tattletale.”. Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary. Dates its usage to 1785. In a legal context, however, it’s a relatively recent word. It isn’t even in the Fifth Edition of the widely used. Black’s Law Dictionary. Published in 1979. In that edition, only a generation old, the alphabetical listings jump from “smut” to “so” without an intervening snitch. To Bikel, it seemed crazy that this 18-year old with no previous convictions should ...
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Piercing the Panopticon: January 2012
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Prisoner Visitation and Recidivism Reduction. Tonight I participated in the winter conference call of the Prison Congregations of America board of directors. We have financial challenges, as many nonprofit organizations after the Great Recession. But the ministry we support — supporting the creation of worshipping communities of faith within prison walls — is growing. Rienstra cited Pat Nolan of Prison Fellowship Justice Fellowship as his source for this information. When I...
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Piercing the Panopticon: May 2012
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Thursday, May 31, 2012. Severus Snape, Criminologist. The speech comes in the sixth of the seven Harry Potter books, in a chapter that is also the book’s title: “The Half-blood Prince.”. Severus Snape, the sinister professor with ambiguous loyalties and a deep hatred for Harry Potter, has finally achieved one of his heart’s most cherished desires. He has been appointed to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Often, however, there are ...
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Piercing the Panopticon: December 2012
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Monday, December 31, 2012. Good Night Justice, Good Luck Reform. As Isaac Newton observed long ago, a body in motion tends to stay in motion. A corollary might be that what’s true of physical bodies is also on the Internet. And so it’s taken me longer than I originally intended to wind down this blog. At the end of February this year, I expressed my intention do so. After 3 1/2 years, I felt the sense of a blog’s ending. My other goals for the blog were much more directly achievable. I also sought to giv...
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Piercing the Panopticon: March 2012
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012. If You Build It, . . . If you build it, they will come." So at least, goes the catch phrase from the film Field of Dreams. Depending on the context, this sweeping generalization may or may not be true. For several private prisons in the South, Businessweek reported,. It has turned out to be false. Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Retrofitting the Justice Machine. University of Chicago Law Review. In his new book The Machinery of Criminal Justice. Stephanos Bilbas aims to show not only ...
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Piercing the Panopticon: June 2012
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Saturday, June 30, 2012. With certain conduct, the same action may be criminal or not, depending on the intent of the person who performed it. This is basic criminal law, and in the first year of law school, students historically have learned a Latin term for criminal intent: mens rea. Before the jury began its deliberations, the judge gave clear instructions. About what constituted a criminal mental state. Amazed by the Numbers. The American prison system currently holds about 1.6 million people....
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Ministry Partners - Celebration Fellowship
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A Prison Congregation Of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. Vision & Mission Statements. Volunteer Application and Instructional Videos. Prayer & Praise. Celebration Fellowship began in 2008 as a church plant inside Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility in Ionia, Michigan, funded in large part by the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) through Home Missions http:/ www.crcna.org/ministries/christian-reformed-home-missions. And Church of the Servant http:/ www.churchoftheservantcrc.org. In addition ...
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Worship Services - Cornerstone Prison Church
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Prison Congregations of America. New Life Prison Church. Finding Freedom on the Inside. The men greatly appreciate visitors, but please contact us. A month prior to worshiping at Cornerstone because the number of visitors is limited. It is necessary to fill out the clearance forms. Prior to your first visit. Sorry, the SD DOC does not allow anyone under 18 years old to attend the worship service. Sioux Falls, SD.
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Piercing the Panopticon: November 2012
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012. The Grinch: A Robber Reforms. He famously stole Christmas. And for well over 50 years,. The Grinch has carved a niche. Among America’s fondest fears. From the Dr. Seuss original to Chuck Jones’s animated movie in the 60s to Jim Carrey’s full-length feature film, the tale of the redemption of this peculiar looking malefactor has fascinated audiences of all ages. Labels: Dr. Seuss. Wednesday, November 21, 2012. A Few Factoids From the Life of Jeremy Bentham. To wit: Young Jeremy...
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Piercing the Panopticon: The “Safety of the Keeps,” from Azkaban to Sing Sing
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Saturday, December 29, 2012. The “Safety of the Keeps,” from Azkaban to Sing Sing. Alexis de Tocqueville’s. Is one of the most celebrated books ever written about our country. Published in two volumes, in 1835 and 1840, it is still widely read, particularly by political scientists. His account of working as a guard at New York State’s Sing Sing prison in the 1990s, journalist Ted Conover includes this quotation from Tocqueville’s prison report:. In the imaginary world of the Harry Potter books, the issue...
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