Author Archives: Angelika

http://http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/us/push-to-end-prison-rapes-loses-earlier-momentum.html A transgender woman whose gender identity has been challenged by the Texas authorities, Ms. Star herself is challenging Texas’ refusal to accept new national standards intended to eliminate rape in prison, which disproportionately affects gay and transgender prisoners.Last spring, … Continue reading →

http://http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/08/us/politics/justice-department-will-investigate-baltimore-police-practices-after-freddie-gray-case.html The Justice Department will investigate whether the Baltimore Police Department engaged in a pattern of unconstitutional policing, law enforcement officials said on Thursday, a day after the mayor asked for an inquiry. “The situation in Baltimore involves a core … Continue reading →

http://http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/16/us/dzhokhar-tsarnaev-death-sentence.html After following the news with this issue I was a bit surprised that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev received the death penalty. In my opinion a death penalty does not bring justice to the families of the victims. They will have to … Continue reading →

http://http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/10/16/us/ap-us-bus-passenger-on-fire.html After talking about this in class I went and did research on the issue myself. 17 year old Richard Thomas was prosecuted as an adult, entered the plea as part of a deal with prosecutors. He initially also was … Continue reading →

http://http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/nyregion/for-mentally-ill-inmates-at-rikers-a-cycle-of-jail-and-hospitals.html This article was very interesting and spoke about a very important issue in our society today. Many people believe that inmates do not deserve the same care as everyone else because of the crimes they committed. Mr. Meggings was … Continue reading →