Tag: reform
The Baltimore Bureau Podcast Show
Eze and Khalilah talk about the week’s Baltimore stories which include a conversation with a mother whose son she says was murdered by a police officer in 2006, the end of the Poor People’s Campaign,…
On Police Reform, Rhetoric Without Action is Meaningless
Advocates say efforts to reform the troubled Baltimore Police department are flailing because the city is not implementing real change Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
Democrats Spar on Eve of Superdelegate Reform Vote
Some superdelegates are fighting grassroots pressure to reform the way Democrats choose their presidential candidates ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) **
Democrats Strip Superdelegates of Voting Power
The Democrats’ progressive wing claimed victory on Saturday after ‘Superdelegates’ lower the ability to vote on the first ballot of the party’s nominating process ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational…
Baltimore City Hall and Mayor’s Homes Raided By FBI
A scandal engulfing Mayor Catherine Pugh and many associates expands with federal involvement as calls for systemic change grows Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is…
How To Fix Baltimore’s Broken System
In the wake of former Mayor Pugh’s Healthy Holly scandal, we look at how to reform a strong mayor system Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content…
Real Talk Tho: The Bay Area Reduced Murders, Can Baltimore?
The San Francisco Bay Area is fighting gun violence and winning. Why did gun deaths drop in the Bay Area, and are there lessons for Baltimore? Tougher gun laws, criminal justice reform, and well-funded violence…
Lawmaker Says Union Fired Him For Pushing Police Reform
Organized labor must confront police unions’ opposition to meaningful accountability, says Delegate Gabriel Acevero. Director/Video Editor: Taylor Hebden Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…
Why the Catholic Church expelled me w/Roy Bourgeois | The Chris Hedges Report
As a young man, Roy Bourgeois enlisted to fight in the Vietnam War. After being injured, he became a volunteer at a local orphanage and was inspired to become a priest upon his return to…
US Sentencing Commission could act to reduce prison time for thousands | RTB
On April 27, 2023, the United States Sentencing Commission submitted to Congress amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines that would recommend lower sentences for certain defendants. If these changes are applied retroactively, some 18,775 people…
48-year political prisoner reviews John Oliver’s report on solitary confinement | Rattling the Bars
The topic of solitary confinement was the focus of a recent episode of John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight on HBO. Thanks to the hard work of activists organizing against solitary confinement for decades, awareness of…
Cash bail is an abomination of justice | Rattling the Bars
While the underlying logic of the cash bail system in the US may sound convincing on paper, in practice it has become a means of denying justice to, and destroying the lives of, people who…
These former prisoners are fighting mass incarceration | Rattling the Bars
*Editor’s note: At 00:56, host Mansa Musa misspeaks when quoting a report and says that 55 million people are in the system of mass incarceration; the correct number is 5.5 million. Over 1.9 million people…
Addiction and prison in Alaska | Rattling the Bars
Mass incarceration as we know it today owes much of its existence to the political rationale created by the War on Drugs. Although proffered as a solution to the public health crisis of drug addiction,…
How Maryland discriminates against women prisoners | Rattling the Bars
Jessup, Maryland is home to the state’s only women’s prison, the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women, commonly known as “The Cut”. For years, advocates fought for a women’s pre-release center, which would house prisoners eligible…
They were released from Guantanamo. But the horrors didn’t end | Rattling the Bars
The revelations of widespread torture of detainees at the illegal US naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba, rattled the American conscience during the Bush Jr. administration. Two decades later, detainments at Guantanamo continue, but the public…
Law Abiding Criminals: Our Only Hope For The Future
As long as all the criminals abide by the rules we shouldn’t have an issue. Home ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) **
Everything You Need To Know About the Chauvin Trial (from a cop’s perspective) | FTS Podcast Ep. 2
For our 2nd episode of the Failure to Stop Podcast, Tansy and I break down the George Floyd situation and the Chauvin trial from an HONEST COPS’ perspective. Hope you guys enjoyed and thanks to…
