by James Fite | Nov 24, 2021 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Opinion
Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), one-fourth of the infamous “Squad,” sat down with Axios’ Jonathan Swan for a discussion about her support of the 2020 BREATHE Act. Despite the congresswoman’s attempts to imply otherwise, the bill would shutter all federal prisons...
by Leesa K. Donner | Apr 6, 2021 | Articles, Military Affairs
The politics of the Guantanamo Bay detention center is one hell of a long and winding tale. Nicknamed Gitmo, the American military base located in southeast Cuba is the stuff of spy-movie legend. Now comes the news that “secret” Camp 7 has been shut down...
by Sarah Cowgill | Mar 11, 2020 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Law
Harvey Weinstein, the man who ignited the #MeToo movement for abusing his proverbial “casting couch,” is facing the music today. The entertainment mogul was sentenced to a combined 23 years in prison for third-degree rape and a criminal sex act. Weinstein was...
by Graham J Noble | Feb 24, 2020 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Opinion
Harvey Weinstein may not have been considered Hollywood royalty, but he was certainly an influential force off-camera. As a movie producer, he had the power to make or break careers – and that is what enabled him to take advantage of women who were determined to build...
by Lorraine Silvetz, MSW | Nov 22, 2019 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Intelligence, Law, Politics, Social Issues
Is it unrealistic to believe that Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in Metropolitan Correctional Center? Are we expected to think that a perfect storm of events occurred to conceal the final events of the sex trafficker’s life? The cameras failed, the guards were asleep,...