The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that it plans to reduce, and ultimately end, its use of privately operated prisons. While the Department of Justice decisions will impact 13 privately operated federal prisons, it does not affect the over 100 of privately operated prisons that the Department of Homeland Security uses to detain undocumented immigrants. This means that the Department of Homeland Security will continue to use the same private prison operators over which the Department of Justice expressed "safety and security" concerns - subjecting thousands of immigrant detainees to the inhumane conditions of prisons owned by corporations like Corrections Corporation of America, the GEO Group, and the Management and Training Corporation. Private prisons have a well documented history of abusive practices and human rights violations, which the Department of Homeland Security often disregards. What is worse, private prisons often cut critical services, programs, and resources just to maximize their profits - leaving detainees without medications or other essential needs. If we want to stop private prison corporations from abusing and profiting from the incarceration of human beings, then we need all federal agencies to end their use of private prisons. We demand that the Department of Homeland Security decline to renew its contracts with private prison corporations!

In The State Of Pennsylvania, Major George Tillery #AM9786 has been in prison over 31 years for crimes he did not commit. There was no evidence against him for the 1976 poolroom shootings that left one man dead and another wounded. Major Tillery Is Innocent. The surviving victim gave a statement to homicide detectives naming others—not Tillery or his co-defendant—as the shooters. Major wasn’t charged until 1980, he was tried in 1985. Neither witness had personal knowledge of the shooting. This is a case of gross prosecutorial misconduct and police corruption within the Philadelphia criminal justice system. Major Tillery deserves more than a new trial, he deserves dismissal of the charges against him, restoration of rights and freedom from prison. To Learn More About This Story: Visit: http://www.justice4majortillery.info/

I'm a member of a civil organization that's trying to secure justice for the wrongful killing of Ronnie Shumpert.

I like many others am a victim of electronic harassment and ganged stalking, a heinous crime which must end.

This petition was formed by an organization called HerbanRevol+ (Herban Revolt). We seek TOTAL liberation of nature from our "government". The first task is to legalize marijuana both recreationally and medicinally. We refuse to continue to allow the men and women in power to dictate the direction of our lives. Popular Sovereignty is our defense!

Pennsylvania lawmakers must toughen its laws on drunk drivers and make it harder for them to receive driver's licenses back after causing death; increase their bail in vehicular homicide cases and stronger sentencing.

I'm starting Justice for Pinky because it is doubtful the courts will treat this as a serious crime. I want this individual to be detained in order to make an example for any future offender to think twice before harming innocent animals.

Because I've been wrongfully convicted of a crime I did not commit, please go to the links, particularly the last three, when the trial began to the verdict. You will see information in the comments section at the bottom of the articles where I state that certain information was withheld from the jury therefore they could not make an informed intelligent decision. All they saw was this man who, before the trial, never used a cane, armed with his prop to elicit the jury's sympathy as a poor victim rather than the aggressor that he truly is. All of this was due to the fact that I feed a mother duck and her six babies which he didn't like. After he came at me and put his hands on my shoulders and knocked me to the ground with him on top of me and me landing on my face with a 250-+-pound man on top of me, I defended myself and got convicted for it for FELONY BATTERY ON A PERSON 65 OR OVER. Please go to the stories and read the comments--my life depends on it!!! Thank You all... You may also write me with comments directly or questions at: wethepeopleoftheworld@hotmail.com

We need justice and we can't wait. In order to prevent casualties we must reform the police system. Respect for both police officers and civilians is extremely important. Let's protect civilians and those in blue! Help us reform the the police system today!

This will help improve relations between the public and law enforcement. It will also make officers aware of the communities they work in and teach them how to embrace people in those communities and not fear them.

As Madison community members, we all value playing fair and by the rules. This is one of the reasons our City has become respected for being such a great place to live. When we respect each other, we can accomplish great things for our community. But when a City leader acts with disrespect, doesn't play fair, and breaks all the rules, it can tear our community apart. During his time as Chief of the Madison Police Department, Mike Koval has repeatedly violated the Madison Police Department Code of Conduct and other Madison Police Department rules, as well as City of Madison rules (policies and ordinances) that must be obeyed by all city employees. 1. He has repeatedly violated rules against bullying, disrespectful, threatening, or intimidating behavior. Madison policy for city employees absolutely prohibits “abusive, …, bullying, or other threatening or intimidating behavior”. The Madison Police Department Code of Conduct mandates that officers must on all occasions be “courteous and respectful”. 2. He has repeatedly violated rules against making false or misleading public statements. Two examples: In an apparent attempt to sway public opinion, he untruthfully claimed that at the City-County Building protest after the shooting of Tony Robinson, “Comments such as ‘kill the cops’ and ‘we have guns too’ were yelled frequently”. Full video of the protest (and all witness accounts) shows this statement to be blatantly false. Likewise, he has provided the public with false statistics on the rate of use of force by MPD officers. 3. He has violated rules against political involvement. Policy notes “police should not use their authority or the indicia of office, such as the uniform or title, for this purpose because of its inherently coercive nature.” 4. He has violated City of Madison and Madison Police Department rules against insubordination. 5. And he has violated Madison Police Department Code of Conduct rules that explicitly prohibit any public criticism of specific orders. Under state statute, in the chain of command, the Common Council stands above the police chief, and he must obey all their lawful orders. The Chief has set up a false dichotomy between concern for the well-being of police officers as human beings, and any criticism whatsoever of police conduct. He has encouraged an atmosphere in which people can justify the brutal treatment of a young black woman, Genele Laird, because to do otherwise is "anti-police”. From the beginning, Chief Koval has demonstrated an inability to listen, displaying a "my way or the highway" approach to leadership. In one instance early on in his tenure as Chief, he screamed at a community member who politely asked a question, then cited “passion” as the culprit for his inappropriate behavior, but with no intention of addressing that culprit. This has been an ongoing pattern. His threatening and inflammatory blog post and behavior with the Common Council this past month was only the most recent such event. His blatant disrespect, erratic physical behavior and out of hand dismissals of the concerns of our elected officials, his table pounding, petulant pacing about, and outright bigoted mockery of the few non-white alders in the room reveals a man who believes his own departmental policy and Code of Conduct as well as the city rules governing the professional behavior of Madison Police Officers are beneath him. As former Chief Couper said at the press conference on Tuesday, “It is never, never appropriate for the Chief to be angry, sarcastic or bullying. Period.” He followed it up with the question “Does the chief's public emotional display on his blog and at the June 6 [it was actually the 7th] Council meeting send a bad signal to some of his officers? If the chief doesn’t have to be emotionally controlled and sensitive to others, maybe they don’t either?” In a multi-institutional and multi-constituency setting, a leader can only be good if he or she is a skilled and compassionate communicator--adept at presenting a position, listening to others, negotiating compromises and nurturing relationships that will facilitate those compromises. Chief Koval has a serious problem with anger and with disrespect for the political process. Like many people these days, he seems to view politics with disdain, as something beneath him. In fact, the political process is the mechanism with which democracy operates. Insofar as he shares his disgust with the political process with MPD officers--as he has--he is dangerous. He is widening the "Us vs. Them" gap when one of his first objectives as a chief should be to narrow it. We, the undersigned, respectfully request that members of the Common Council file a complaint with the Police and Fire Commission against Madison Police Chief Mike Koval and that the Common Council censure him for his actions. Regarding Chief Koval's actions and statements in his blog of June 5th and at the June 7th Common Council meeting, we are unable to file a complaint due to lack of "standing" before the Police and Fire Commission. However, you, as alders, were directly impacted by his actions. We ask that you, as our elected representatives and voice in local government, file a complaint as impacted individuals on behalf of our entire community. We expect our elected officials and the public to be treated with dignity and respect from department managers and leaders within our city. For our community to function, it is important that all be held accountable – that no-one is above the law.

More than five years ago, I filed a complaint with the Office of Attorney General against a person, at that time the owner of a mortgage company in Scottsdale, who scammed me and others for more than $200,000. The defendant's own former partner, who described Bill's business practices as a 'ponzi scam,' was scammed for $25,000. Bill ------'s marketing schemes have been described by an attorney as “the unlawful marketing and sale of an unregistered security.” The complaint was transferred to the Securities Division, Arizona Corporation Commission. In October 2015, I was advised that no action would be taken by the ACC, no reason for such a decision would be given to us, and a copy of the investigator's report would not be provided to us. The AZ Corporation Commission and Attorney General's Office find it quite OK for a man who wreaked havoc on the lives of others to go unpunished or to pay restitution and to be employed today as a mortgage loan officer. I want the Arizona Corporation Commission Director and the Commissioners to exercise their legal authority to provide me with a copy of the investigator's report. We have lost more than $200,000 to a scam artist, and the ACC refuses to tell us why they will take no action against the scam artist.