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Liliana Segura: Ugly Truth: Most U.S. Kids Sentenced to Die In Prison Are Black

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PST

The U.S. stands alone in the world in condemning thousands of juveniles to life without parole. And race is a huge factor. Will the Supreme Court even consider it?

Liliana Segura: 16-Year Old Got Life Without Parole for Killing Her Abusive Pimp -- Should Teens Be Condemned to Die in Jail?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Two cases in the Supreme Court could alter the fates of over 2,500 people serving life without parole for crimes they committed as teenagers.

Liliana Segura: 4 Prisoners Facing Executions or Serving Extreme Jail Sentences Who Very Well May Be Innocent

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Recent evidence shows that an executed Texas man was innocent. There are others who still might avoid that fate.

Liliana Segura: 4 Supreme Court Cases That Will Say a Lot About the Direction of Our Country

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Would a Human Sacrifice TV Channel be protected by the First Amendment? Answers to this and other key questions will be answered.

Liliana Segura: Do You Want the Right to Kill Yourself? Renegade Doctor Offers Controversial 'Death Kit'

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Dr. Philip Nitschke has caused uproar from Australia to the UK over his unapologetic pro-suicide philosophy -- and now he's bringing his cause to the States.

Liliana Segura: Tracking Sex Offenders on Your Phone: Smart or Paranoid?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:01 PDT

A hot new iPhone App uses GPS technology to track registered sex offenders everywhere. Are they keeping you safe, or profiting off paranoia?

Liliana Segura: A Recipe for Disaster: School Cops Are Being Armed with 50,000-Volt Tasers

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Tasers aren't 'nonlethal'; they've killed hundreds. With younger people being especially vulnerable to the Taser's shock, the risks could be very deadly.

Liliana Segura: With Its Prisons Dangerously Full, Why Is California Fighting for Custody of a Dying Prisoner Across the Country?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:01 PDT

While other states release low-risk, high-cost prisoners, CA officials want to jail another terminal prisoner, on taxpayers' dime.

Liliana Segura: How Do We Pass Rational Sex-Offender Laws With Psychos Like Phillip Garrido on the Loose?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:01 PDT

With apparent psychos like Garrido wreaking havoc, it's hard for society to be reasonable about the thousands of people have been wrongly swept up by excessive sex offender laws.

Liliana Segura: How Yawning Got One Court Spectator Six Months in the Slammer and Other Disturbing Acts of Judicial Tyranny

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:01 PDT

When judges take on airs and lash out in fits of whimsical bullying, innocent people can end up paying the price with jail time -- or their lives.

Liliana Segura: Can Brutal and Racist Cops Change to Become More 'Sensitive'?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:01 PDT

The Boston policeman who called Gates a "banana-eating jungle monkey" had taken racial-sensitivity training classes. It's not clear they work.

Liliana Segura: Do Hate Crime Laws Do Any Good?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:01 PDT

There's no indication that getting hate crimes on the books actually prevents them.

Liliana Segura: Racism Is the Prime Cause for Debunked Obama Birth Certificate Conspiracy Theory

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:01 PDT

The "birther" conspiracy has been utterly debunked, yet more GOP establishment figures have embraced the transparently racist cause.

Liliana Segura: DNA Evidence Is No Panacea for Solving Crimes: Huge Backlogs, Inept Testing and Corruption Stand in the Way

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Laws expanding DNA collection from people accused of crimes are passing in states across the country. But it doesn't mean that justice will be done.

Liliana Segura: Obama Puts Evangelical in Charge of National Institutes of Health -- Will His Religion Get in the Way of Science?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Francis Collins has defended practices derided by the God squad. But a man committed to reconciling faith and science brings back bad Bush memories.

Liliana Segura: While the U.S. Dilly Dallies on Honduras, We Continue to Support a Right-Wing Thug in Colombia

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Alvaro Uribe could be re-elected through just the type of referendum the ousted Manuel Zelaya has been accused of trying to carry out.

Liliana Segura: 'A Comedy of Errors': Why It's Time to Get Rid of the So-Called Terrorist Watch List

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:01 PDT

A new report finds people on the terrorist watch list can more easily buy guns than board planes. But the real problem lies deeper than that.

Liliana Segura: Life After Guantanamo: Why the Media's Happy-Ending Narrative Is Totally Bankrupt

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:01 PDT

The transfer of four Uighur prisoners to Bermuda has been treated like a happy human-interest story, but the truth is far darker.

Liliana Segura: Note from AlterNet: I Tell Stories for People Who Can't Tell Their Own -- We Need Your Support

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:00:01 PDT

At AlterNet, I'm fighting for a society that doesn't victimize the innocent and vulnerable. To do it right, I need your support.

Liliana Segura: Is Your Newest Facebook Friend a Sleazeball Debt Collector?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Exposing the latest and slimiest ways the "financial services" industry is raking it in from cash-crunched Americans.

Liliana Segura: Five New Reasons (and One Old One) Why We Must Close Guantanamo Now

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:01 PDT

A surprising poll shows that by wide margins, Americans don't want to see Gitmo shut down -- here's why it should be closed forever.

Liliana Segura: 200 Executions and Counting: Texas Gov. Rick Perry's Cruel Death Tally

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Today marks the 200th execution under Perry, a record even deadlier than George W. Bush's tenure. What's the matter with Texas?

Liliana Segura: Controversy Over Torture Photos and Military Commissions Heats Up in Washington

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Sat, 16 May 2009 00:00:01 PDT

How far is Obama going to roll back the legacy of Bush's torture policies?

Liliana Segura: 'The Most Humiliating Experience I Have Ever Had' -- Why Is the Supreme Court So Callous About Privacy?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:00:01 PDT

A teenage girl is strip-searched and gets snickered at by old men in robes for challenging it -- what's so funny about the Fourth Amendment?

Liliana Segura: The Soaring Rate of Abandoned Animals Is the Latest Sign of a Deep Economic Crisis

Liliana Segura, AlterNet — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Abandoned animals and "foreclosure pets" are the innocent victims of our financial downward spiral.