Residents of a Washington, DC apartment complex dialed 911 to report an ongoing assault and man yelling “they are going to kill me.” DC Metro Police (MPD) arrived to find two men standing over 27 year old Alonzo Smith, who was handcuffed and unresponsive. Smith was later pronounced dead. The men were 'Special Police,' licensed by DC after only 40 hours of training, operating as a private police force with the power to detain and arrest. Privatized policing is a growing trend with most states offering some sort of Special Police license [1]. Even though Alonzo died in the custody of the private police force, they have not been charged or even publicly identified. Instead, MPD has released scant and confusing information- why was Alonzo arrested? was he the one being assaulted?- in what looks and feels like a cover up, even initially labeling the killing a “justifiable homicide.” [2] Because DC police appear to be covering up of facts, they cannot be trusted to handle the investigation. Therefore, we call on the UN and OAS to conduct a truly independent investigation of Alonzo Smith’s death and the conduct of the MPD. We also call for community control over police so that police do not continue to act like occupying forces in Black communities. References [1] “Get ready for privatized police forces,” TheHexateron.com, 11-6-2015, http://tinyurl.com/oqb6dbu [2] “D.C. police investigate death of man found unconscious and in handcuffs,” Washington Post, 11-4-2015, http://tinyurl.com/pkdt8xq

i love, miss, and need my brother home, he truly is innocent.

Many of the inmates are becoming sick in private and state facilities due to NO oversight by FDA or DOJ over the meals being provided in facilities like Fairfax County Detention Center, previously under investigation by DOJ for a female inmate murder and incarceration of persons with drug addictions or alcohol issues. The terrible food includes soy in breakfast causing sickness, and therefore in private facilities the inmate has to go to medical at their own expense. The other option is to buy high sodium products like ramen noodles high in sodium for 85 cents otherwise .25 cents in the grocery store. If we follow the money people will be exposed. The Keefe Group and its investors are trying to kill off our men while getting rich. President Obama and Attorney General Loretta Lynch please stop this genocide on our incarcerated loved ones.

I am glad there is a national discussion of sentencing and treatment of prisoners. The throwing away of kids is especially appalling. Who gets anything out of this? Wisconsin has many juvenile offenders- people who have spent most their life in prison and although the first years are big learning , most of the time is a terrible waste of resources and lives. Time to change and Daniel is a good place to start.

It is important to bring justice and punish the Israeli war criminals and especially Benyamin Netanyahu for all the war crimes they have committed. The Israeli leadership does not stand above the law as they obviously think.

To fight the sale of heroin.

Durell Fulbright was a talented young man with a bright future ahead of him. Unfortunately he was violently stabbed to death. The killer remains at large. His family needs justice! Please help solve this unsolved murder.

I am starting this petition because I am personally affected and I know I'm not the only one. These people cannot get a job, let alone decent job to provide for their family. My husband was convicted of a crime 8 years ago, released from jail and thrown into society. They can't get a job because to society they're frowned upon, need a license but can't get it due to an unreasonable, impossible amount of court fines to pay, and only good for welfare STILL having to work for free to even get food stamps. While taxpayers are paying for it, these men could pave a way for themselves.These men are humans like anyone else, they deserve a second chance as you and I would hope to receive. Felons and ex convicts are not being given proper help. Not only are these men suffering, but innocent children who did not ask to be here are as well. These children deserve the helping hand of both parents, Please sign to give someone not as fortunate a chance at life! We ALL make mistakes, its learning from them that counts!

This was an unacceptable method of policing. No longer shall we turn a blind eye to abuse under the protection of a badge. De escalation tactics need to be reintroduced and the culture of policing must change. OFFICER VALLES DOES NOT REPRESENT THE STANDARD OF POLICE WE ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR THROUGH TAXES.

Newly revealed documents show that Exxon’s own scientists were aware of and studying the dangerous impacts of greenhouse gases in the 1970s and 1980s -- until Exxon’s leadership decided to shut down the research and promote climate denial instead, in order to protect the company’s unfathomably large profits. Now Californians -- like all other American citizens -- are suffering from the damages of Exxon's unlimited greenhouse pollution. The unprecedented drought, fueled by global warming, has already caused $5 billion in damages and cost California thousands of jobs. Intense wildfires are costing the state budget hundreds of millions of dollars a year and causing billions in damages. Sea level rise is already harming California's coastal communities. And the risks of continued global warming pollution to the state are many times greater. The California Attorney General's Office should use all of the tools at its disposal to prosecute Exxon’s deliberate deception -- such as state RICO laws, California’s Unfair Business Practices statute (Bus. & Prof. Code sec. 17200 et seq.), consumer fraud statutes, or any other laws that are intended to protect California citizens from deliberate corporate misconduct. The attorneys general of 46 states successfully sued tobacco companies to pay for decades of deadly deceit -- now it’s time for Exxon and the fossil-fuel industry to pay for their climate crimes.

Chaplain (MAJ) Joseph Blay was found guilty of several charges and is being processed for elimination from the U S Army. He was later diagnosed with Dementia or early onset Alzhiemers which was not known during his Board of Inquiry. I don't think he should be released without benefits; instead he should be Retired with full benefits.

My husband Jesse Tiger is currently serving a 3 year prison sentence for violation of probation for a misdemeanor charge of domestic abuse 31 days before being released off his 8 year probation sentence. Jesse was addicted to k2 (synthetic marijuana which is more like heroin or pcp) for 3 years. I slowly watched as my husband destroyed his health, not to mention became a monster when he wasn't high. I knew this wasn't the man I married. I felt like I was screaming out for help but no one was listening because no one really knew about k2, so no one took it serious. Instead of sending my husband to rehab to help him with his addiction they sent him to prison. I begged the district attorney to send him somewhere he could get help but they wouldn't even consider it. Jesse was taken into custody on my birthday June 3, 2015 & Jesse is the sole provider in our family so when he was incarcerated within a couple weeks my electricity was cut off, I was legally evicted, & was homeless for 3 months. Jesse is a well known tattoo artist on the south side of Oklahoma City. He is currently first runner up in the top four finalist for OkC's Top Tattoo Artist of the year award that will be held November 6, 2015 at the Oklahoma Ice Event Center. My husband does not deserve the punishment he received & now they won't even let him transfer to a half way house in Oklahoma County because of the domestic charge. Shame on you Oklahoma for sending my husband to prison when all he needed was help!!!!! HELP ME GET MY HUSBAND HOMEBY SIGNING THIS PETITION SO WE CAN HAVE OUR LIVES BACK TO NORMAL & WE CAN GET BACK TO WORK.