In 2007, The Congressional Quarterly named Flint, Michigan the third most dangerous city in America. The city, which is home to only about 120,000 people, has seen such a sharp decline in industry and jobs that it recently laid off 48 police officers and closed the city jail despite its high crime rate, according to Newsweek. And yet, with all the things one would hope worries the police force, the biggest news from David Dicks, the city’s new interim police chief, is sagging pants. More »

I want to add a new word to your vocabulary. I was trying to figure out if the Military-Industrial Complex and the Prison-Industrial Complex were the same thing, or a different thing. And it hit me: They are both part of one larger “Industrial Complex.” And that is the “Poverty-Industrial Complex.” More »

News: Bush to be to arrested

A few questions:

• If you could only pick one, what crime would you convict “Dubya” of that he’s committed during his presidency?
• If you were the warden, who would you pair him with as a cell mate?
• What job inside the prison would you assign him?
• Who’s putting money on his book?
• Who getting a piece of the presidential cheeks first?

“While we certainly want to be smart about who we put into prisons, it would be a mistake to think that we can release any significant number of prisoners without increasing crime rates. One out of every 100 adults is behind bars because one out of every 100 adults has committed a serious criminal offense.”

From The NY Times Article, “1 in 100 U.S. Adults Behind Bars, New Study Says.” Read Here.

Just when you thought our government was making inroads on its ludicrous crack sentences, here comes the Bush Administration to makes sure they can keep their free laborers right where they want them…

• “Gang Members Would Be Let Go”

• Confusion

• Radio segment: Mukasey Testifies

“Unmarked police cars roam the streets hard, the heat is God/Somebody tell these shorties reach for the stars/Instead they tell ‘em how to reach through the bars, holdin a mirror/Lookin down a tear in jail, makin weapons to kill ya…”

–Nas
“Purple”