Leonard Peltier on the day of the shoot he was accused of was not even armed with a gun. And yet still was locked up. Only because he was Native American and the F.B.I did not want to admit they fired upon unarmed women and children. Basically, Leonard was locked up because somebody had to take the blame so the F.B.I would not be embarrassed. Let's release him from prison once and for all and correct this wrong into a right.

Corporate privileges and resources must not be invested in prison systems where prisoners are abused and neglected by guards using extreme isolation, arbitrarily and abusive measures like unhealthy foods, delayed medical care, or violence done to people by virtue of their race, class, or citizenship status. Furthermore, the private prison model should not be hinged on maximizing incarceration to generate profit by incentivized arresting, convicting, sentencing, and keeping people in prison for longer times without the right to a trail or hearing.

My son Jeremiah was falsely charged and convicted of crimes with out any evidence. Perjury, lies, witness intimidation and tampering, violations of the Constitution, and the hand picking of Jurist were used to accomplish this. See Jeremiah Dewey is Innocent on face book for more information.

More then 90% of people incarcerated return back to our communities, many subjected to years of abusive treatment behind prison walls. People are incarcerated serve prison time as punishment for crimes against society, not to be mentally or physically abused. As a matter of Social Justice and public safety, the use of body cameras provides a method for responsible and humane oversight.

This law has made it hard on families around Alaska to get out of jail because we have to be monitored by another adult 24/7. People lose their jobs because of this law. If they just had bail instead of a third party custodian added alongside it, then it would be easier to get out.

Mississippi deserves a flag that represents all Mississippians. The state flag is the last flag with the Confederate battle flag emblem, it's time for it to be lowered. This Flag Day, we want to make that happen.

C.P.S. employees have the power to heavily influence the removal of your child/children from your home, temporarily or permanently. The removal of a child from a family is a serious event, which permanently scars the minds of all those involved, as well as friends and relatives. One would think this power to severely disrupt the lives of thousands of families across the U.S. would have a lawful system of checks and balances. I speak for thousands of people when I say this system lacks proper oversight. I have started this petition in hopes of influencing a new law, making it mandatory for C.P.S. employees to wear body cameras when visiting a family's home. A body camera on every C.P.S. worker who visited a family's home would prove or disprove the allegations made against the family in question. The objective recording of the C.P.S. worker's visit would accelerate the process of separating a child from a potential life-threatening environment, while keeping upright families from getting completely engrossed in family courtrooms.

When someone with a history of targeting underage girls freely admits to the assaults, they should be forced to register just as anyone convicted of a sexual crime would. People have a right to know that this predator is in their midst, and take actions to shield their children from him.

This petition is about saving lives and allowing suspects their right to the judicial system process where they are innocent until proven guilty. Death on the street via taser plays judge and jury violating the persons constitutional right to due process. These protocols create a team approach between community and law enforcement focused on building trust and maintains safety for everyone! Let's change how law enforcement engages unarmed suspects so everyone lives through it!

Officer Casebolt violently arrested, verbally assaulted and physically attacked a number of the teens at a pool party, including Dajerria Becton who was body slammed, pinned to the ground and put in handcuffs while unarmed and wearing a bikini. Casebolt then drew his gun at teens who came to Dajerria’s rescue. Officer Casebolt's actions were inexcusable and reflect a deeply discriminatory and abusive culture of policing within McKinney, Texas law enforcement. The Black teens at the party were singled out for abuse and none of the white bystanders experienced any police aggression. This is blatantly racist—no one deserves to be treated this way by police. Any police officer who treats another human being, let alone children, in such an abusive, life-threatening manner must be held accountable. In addition to Officer Casebolt, all of the officers present at Craig Ranch pool, who stood by and allowed this police violence to take place, must be held accountable. I also urge you to drop the unjust charges against the 14-year-old boy arrested for "evading arrest and interfering with police."

Abraham Lincoln said "prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a mans appetite by legislation and makes crimes out of things that are NOT CRIMES" ....... we are locking up people the world over innocent people for that we will all go to hell.... the economy will surely collapse if were locking up innocent people and we are!!!!

On June 6, Bronx resident Kalief Browder committed suicide. Kalief spent three years —from age 16 to 19—on Riker’s Island, and over 400 days in solitary confinement, simply awaiting trial and because his family could not afford $3,000 in cash bail set by the judge. No one should ever be held in jail simply because they are too poor to put up an arbitrary amount set by the courts. Jail should be reserved for people who pose a danger to our communities, or are a flight risk. At 16, Kalief was accused of taking a backpack, and as a high school student with a bright future, certainly posed no risk of flight. Kalief remained jailed simply because his family was poor. Kalief himself told reporters before his suicide that he was “messed up” from his time in jail. Lawyer Paul V. Prestia says the trauma he experienced in jail led to his suicide. Kalief’s story is not unique. In 2013, homeless veteran Jerome Murdough died in an over-heated cell in Riker’s, detained because he couldn’t afford a $2500 cash bail. These cases are becoming too common: unnecessary detention causes damage to the lives of arrested people every day. Jail is meant for the most dangerous of individuals, not a place to house the poor and vulnerable. In American jails today, 6 in 10 people have not been convicted of their charges. Most are there because they can’t afford cash bail— and New York has an especially horrible record that leaves many behind bars for months and years awaiting trial. Public defenders say this is causing many innocent poor people to plead guilty— just to get out of jail. And once you have a conviction on your record, it is harder to get a job—and things can spiral downward from there. Gov Cuomo: You know our bail system is broken, and you have not yet taken action to fix it. End cash bail. New York doesn’t deserve to lose another Kalief Browder. -Cherise Fanno Burdeen of the Pretrial Justice Institute