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December 15, 2010

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December 15, 2010
By Boyce Watkins, PhD

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Kevin Cooper supporters,

As you may have seen, there have been powerful Op-Ed pieces in the LA Times and NY Times in the last week calling on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to grant Kevin Cooper a commutation.

* Call to Action: Dec. 16 *

Peltier vigil in conjunction with the Second White House Tribal Summit, 7am to 5pm, 1849 C Street, NW, DC, across the street from the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Can't attend? No worries. You can still do your part. Flood the White House with calls, letters, and e-mails on Leonard's behalf all week, from December 13 through December 17. Tell Obama to release Leonard Peltier now.

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December 14, 2010

SENATE Bill 9, a legislation that will end life sentences for
juvenile offenders, was introduced by Senator Leland Yee (D-San
Francisco).  Under the bill, courts could review cases of juveniles
sentenced to Life Without Parole (LWOP) after 10 years.  This
potentially would allow some individuals to receive a new minimum

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December 13, 2010

Georgia — On Thursday morning, December 9, 2010, thousands of Georgia prisoners refused to work, stopped all other activities and locked down in their cells in a peaceful protest for their human rights.

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December 12, 2010
By Sarah Wheaton

In a protest apparently assembled largely through a network of banned cellphones, inmates across at least six prisons in Georgia have been on strike since Thursday, calling for better conditions and compensation, several inmates and an outside advocate said.

Relatives and friends of prisoners visit the San Miguel prison after a fire spread through building killing more than 80 south of Santiago, Chile on December 8, 2010. A fire was set during a riot in the prison that holds 1,900 but was built for 700. UPI/Sebastian Padilla

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- State agencies that were supposed to investigate prison abuses in California have fallen down on the job, a state Senate report says.