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JULY 2010
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prisonaction.blogspot.com
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POSTED 8/3/10 from the Campaign to End the Death Penalty TUESDAY, August 2 @ 7 PMA discussion on "Rampant Racism in the Criminal Justice System" by BILL QUIGLEY (read here:)Also to be discussed: updates on the death row cases of Mumia Abu-Jamal and Troy Davis...plus prison visits and other projectsSt. Mary's Church of Harlem521 West 126th Street (btw. Amsterdam & Broadway)Sign the petition for Mumia! www.thepetitionsite.com/2/stand-with-mumia-abu-jamal.Building Bridges July 15 2010 EditionHEADLINES:4 OUT OF 5 APPOINTMENTS TO PAROLE BOARD HAVE PROSECUTORIAL BACKGROUNDS [see Article #7] HEAD OF PAROLE MEETS WITH SULLIVAN C.F. SECOND LOOK THINK TANK [see Article #6]Dear Reader, We think its time for a change in the makeup of the parole board. Senator Montgomery has already introduced Bill S1268A (see article 5) which would distribute the appointing authority of the state Board of Parole among the Governor, Senate, and Assembly. That's a start, but unless the qualifications for the