The US has 5% of the world’s population but 25% of its prisoners. TRNN’s Ben Norton speaks with Nino Brown, of the Jericho Movement and ANSWER Coalition, who says American political prisoners are ignored, while they try to survive on dirty water.
prisons, mass incarceration, political prisoners, racism, Boston, Nino Brown
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most "political prisoners" in usa are people with communist ideas , these people wont do anything good to society . look at communist countries , they all are broke and corrupt. with no freedom of speech. absolute dictatorships.
Let’s not forget non violent drug offenders
There is a lot of real criminals within the current US government. I hope to see them in jail soon together with the ANTIFA and BLM that committed felonies.
the princess yard would be flooded with offers to pay crazy prices on some cheap sheets pillows blanket etc next month special on mcso prison uniforms without rips and stains pink underwear
you have to pay for electricity if you have more than 1 appliance like a 25 watt lamp
I was on board…And then when you gave examples of the TYPES of political prisoners you conveniently left out the Right Wing Conservatives who are currently political prisoners in the United States and it's a shame because their stories are being covered up! When brought to light, these particular cases are so blatantly qualified as political imprisonment that there is little room for debate on weather or not they qualify as such! Christopher Cantwell is sitting in federal prison for sending a mean text message. He was facing 40 years imprisonment for pepper spraying someone at a rally in self defense. Two members of the Proud Boys were charged with gang crimes for fighting back when they were assaulted. They are now sitting in a prison cell. Shameful how you bring up the black panthers and native Americans and neglect to bring up other cases. It's clear you have an agenda here.
I am begging to think that we are no better then the USSR.
enlightening conversation. i just read about Elizabeth McAlister on CounterPunch. Power to the People.
Only 2k views. So no body knows about this to this day. Disband america. Its gotta go
They’re emptying out the prisons and jails to make room for those of us about to revolt.
I agree to an extend except for for the part of social control on blacks. Is this guy saying that drugs are an acceptable form of cultural norms for minorities?
This been going b4 Trump damn shame
Once they have you in jail that's it they will break you physically and mentally most political prison ers went on hunger strike
The only entities really benefiting from the prison system are the for-profit corporations, as it costs a lot to keep people in prison, yet the prisoners are forced to work and both they and their families are charged exorbitant prices for basic things. Still don't get how keeping someone locked up in a cell for a year with very little amenities costs over $31k, yet if you earn minimum wage you get only $15k/year and can live better than that?
Please cover the real Boston left more often
Thank you so much for letting a Boston comrade on RNN. Hope you keep on letting the real left wing on
I love you Comrade Nino.
There are no black people. All people are different shades of brown except for one group that cannot produce melanin.
Describing people by referring to various crayon colors shows a certain level of ignorance and a shallow understanding of history and human relations.
Who are the brown people and black people you speak of?
What is their bloodline, heritage, culture, etc., and what is their relationship to each other historically and at the present moment?
Some of the brown people you are referring to probably have pink skin, because some of them have no or little melanin, and none of the black people you are referring to have black skin, since melanin is brown and no one has black skin.
US Corporate Media fails us. Instead of social programs the USA figures it is better to incarcerate its Citizens instead. Political freedom frightens the US Corporate culture. US Exceptionalism blinds the masses.
If Trump topples the racist mass incarceration system, blacks would be grateful….
13th Amendment which allows state Slavery of prisoners, has more black and brown people as slaves than at the height of The Slaver Trade. Which shows the slave trade did not end it just morphed into 'Prisons.'
America isn't a democratic country, its a business