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Index: 2005 | November

Unreasonable Detentions

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11/30/05: Headlines   dot   11/29/05: Headlines   dot   11/28/05: Headlines   dot   11/27/05: Headlines   dot   11/26/05: Headlines   dot   11/25/05: Headlines   dot   11/24/05: Headlines   dot   11/23/05: Headlines   dot   11/22/05: Headlines   dot   11/21/05: Headlines   dot   11/20/05: Headlines   dot   11/19/05: Headlines   dot   11/17/05: Headlines   dot   11/16/05: Headlines   dot   11/12/05: Headlines   dot   11/11/05: Headlines   dot   11/09/05: Headlines   dot   11/08/05: Headlines   dot   11/07/05: Headlines   dot   11/05/05: Headlines   dot   11/02/05: Headlines   dot   11/01/05: Headlines


11/30/05: Headlines

Axis of Logic, MA: The Abramoff affair: Snapshots from an empire of corruption 11/30/05
Center for Research on Globalization, Canada: The Grave Threat Is the Bush Administration 11/30/05
In These Times, IL: In and Out Burglars 11/30/05

Munster Times, IN: Religion, politics part of street gang evolution 11/30/05

BBC News, UK: Libya moves to improve jail conditions 11/30/05
BBC News, UK: German-US talks amid CIA claims 11/30/05
Monthly Review, VA: Organized Labor to Women: "You're on Your Own in Reproductive 11/30/05
Human Rights First, NY: Expansion of Flawed ìExpedited Removalî Puts Refugees 11/30/05

BuzzFlash, IL: Impeach the Veep? 11/30/05

UNPO, Netherlands: Shan: Political Reforms Sans Suu Kyi 11/30/05
Inside Public (press release), UK: Prison criticised for overcrowding 11/30/05
grampian tv, UK: Inverness Prison inspection finds overcrowding issue 11/30/05
Inside Public (press release), UK: 'Death knell' for probation services 11/30/05

ic Wales, United Kingdom: 'Borstal' boarding schools may be in for new stretch 11/30/05

Barbados Advocate, Barbados: REFORM INSTITUTIONS TO BE IMPROVED 11/30/05
Focus News, Bulgaria: German Foreign Minister Visits US 11/30/05
San Francisco Chronicle, United States: EU and a US secret 11/30/05
Financial Times, UK: Castro enlists Cuba's young in war on corruption 11/30/05

People's Daily Online, China: News Analysis: Fatah endures internal hardship ahead of Jan. polls 11/30/05

NBC 17.com, NC: Mail Thief Must Wear Sign Outside Post Office 11/30/05
The Hill, DC: ëDuke' keeps his pension 11/30/05
Spain Herald, Spain: PSC asks Catalan parliament to press slander charges against 11/30/05
I-Newswire.com (press release): Calls from Home: A National Radio Program for Prisoner Families 11/30/05

Daily Sundial, CA: We canāÄôt afford to avoid immigration problems 11/30/05

Xinhua, China: Fatah endures internal hardship ahead of Jan. polls 11/30/05
KESQ, CA: Supreme Court stands behind public punishment of convicted mail 11/30/05
CareandHealth (press release), UK: New children's homes to tackle offending 11/30/05
Washington Times, DC: UPI NewsTrack TopNews 11/30/05

The Spokesman Review, WA: National news 11/30/05

Daily Sun, Nigeria: PHOTO: Sun News Publishing 11/30/05
Chicago Sun-Times, United States: Thief must wear 'I have stolen mail' sandwich board, high court 11/30/05
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA: Vilsack: Many factors allowed escape 11/30/05
Edmonton Sun, Canada: He must wear it 11/30/05

Independent Online, South Africa: Mail thief forced to wear placard in public 11/30/05

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, CA: Key figure in SB County scandal gets probation 11/30/05
Xinhua, China: Germany to continue seeking for permanent seat on UNSC 11/30/05
San Mateo Daily Journal, CA: Sandwich board for mail thief 11/30/05
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11/29/05: Headlines

CounterPunch, CA: The Grave Threat of the Bush Administration 11/29/05
AlterNet, CA: Not in Europe's Backyard 11/29/05
Reuters India, India: US Court allows thief's "I stole mail" punishment sign 11/29/05

Reuters: Court allows punishment sign for mail thief 11/29/05

BuzzFlash, IL: Tired of Being Lied to? Modern History You Can't Afford to Ignore 11/29/05
Guardian Unlimited, UK: Alternative to child jails proposed 11/29/05
Guardian Unlimited, UK: High Court Stands Behind Public Punishment 11/29/05
Bay Area Indymedia, CA: WHERE'S THE SOLIDARITY? Labor, Democrats Betray Females on Repro ... 11/29/05

Christian Science Monitor, MA: Death row: does personal reform count? 11/29/05

Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom: Approved schools meet with fresh approval 11/29/05
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom: The law-abiding suffer, the mugger walks free 11/29/05
TPMCafe, NY: The Other Side of Scandal: Reform 11/29/05
Scotsman, United Kingdom: Prison overcrowding condemned 11/29/05

Quad City Times, IA: Nussle defends proposed cuts 11/29/05

Wheeling News Register, WV: Crowded Prisons Major Challenge 11/29/05
Mathaba.Net, UK: Behind bars, but liberals defend Irving 11/29/05
Boston Globe, United States: Court upholds 'I stole mail' punishment sign 11/29/05
ic NorthWales, UK: High Court bid by dead teen's family 11/29/05

Messenger.ge, Georgia: Tempest over prison monitoring structure 11/29/05

Virginian Pilot, VA: Former NSU professor part of hunger strike 11/29/05
Daily Journal, Venezuela: Rice, Zoellick to meet with Merkel 11/29/05
Daily Journal, Venezuela: Mexico changes constitution 11/29/05
Stabroek News, Guyana: More than a year onāĶ 11/29/05

Ely Times, USA: High Court Backs Mail Theft Punishment 11/29/05

Bangkok Post, Thailand: When silence speaks volumes 11/29/05
People's Daily Online, China: Rice to visit Europe to strengthen relations 11/29/05
WREG, TN: Former Officer Convicted of DUI, Walks from Prison, Victim Dies. 11/29/05
The Hill, DC: Rep. Cunningham pleads guilty, resigns 11/29/05

Kuwait News Agency, Kuwait: Rice to travel to Germany, European countries next week 11/29/05

Business Online, UK: US State Dept Lists Agenda For Rice, Zoellick Europe Trips 11/29/05
The New York Review of Books: What Happened to Welfare? 11/29/05
Leading The Charge, Australia: ëI stole mailë 11/29/05
Herald News Daily, ND: US Court allows thiefës "I stole mail" punishment sign 11/29/05

Concord Monitor, NH: Council shapes the fate of Lynch's nominees 11/29/05

AKI, Italy: YEMEN: MILITANT EXECUTED FOR POLITICIAN'S MURDER 11/29/05
The Ledger, FL: A Judge Tests China's Courts, Making History 11/29/05
The Spokesman Review, WA: World news 11/29/05
San Bernardino Sun, CA: Legislation aims to link prison system with community reform 11/29/05

Findlaw.com, CA: The European Investigations of the Claimed US Secret Prison ... 11/29/05

Hartford Courant, United States: Democrats Say Rell `Used' Disabled 11/29/05
Washington Post, United States: '86 Alito Memo Argues Against Foreigners' Rights 11/29/05
The New York Review of Books: The Strange Case of Chaplain Lee 11/29/05
Niagarafallsreporter.com, NY: PRESIDENT BUSH'S FLIRTATION WITH FASCISM 11/29/05
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11/28/05: Headlines

BBC News, UK: Timeline: Burma 11/28/05
Guardian Unlimited, UK: Column five Behind bars, but liberals defend Irving 11/28/05
Deutsche Welle, Germany: German Foreign Minister Concerned About Reported CIA Flights 11/28/05

San Francisco Chronicle, United States: Old and sick behind bars 11/28/05

San Francisco Chronicle, United States: Jailed Palestinian finishes strong in primary vote 11/28/05
Boston Globe, United States: Activist Polly Holmes dies in Helena at 82 11/28/05
Nigeria Daily Independent, Nigeria: Port Harcourt Customs nets N14.3billion in 10 months 11/28/05
Black Enterprise, NY: Surplus Budget Offers Flexibility 11/28/05

Manila Standard Today, Philippines: Death cons number 1,557; NBP overcrowding feared 11/28/05

Southern Pines Pilot, NC: County Eyes Old Prison Site:Land Could Be Used To Build Larger 11/28/05
Des Moines Business Record, IA: Finding ëforever families' 11/28/05
Contra Costa Times, CA: US scheduled to execute 1,000th death row inmate 11/28/05
Contra Costa Times, CA: Jailed leader emerges in Fatah primaries 11/28/05

Chicago Sun-Times, United States: Making the slate 11/28/05

Helena Independent Record, MT: Polly Holmes dies at age 82 11/28/05
Helena Independent Record, MT: Polly Holmes 11/28/05
Los Angeles Times, CA: Imprisoned Palestinian Does Well in Primary Vote 11/28/05
Allentown Morning Call, PA: Shifting strategies in Padilla case are no comfort to American 11/28/05
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11/27/05: Headlines

Guardian Unlimited, UK: Jailed Palestinian Leader Wins Primaries 11/27/05
Aljazeera.net, Qatar: Jailed Fatah leader wins W Bank primary 11/27/05
Quad City Times, IA: Who has time for slave traders? 11/27/05

World Peace Herald, DC: Bill proposes significant increase in legal immigration 11/27/05

The Asian Age, India: - By Mohammed Daraghmeh 11/27/05
Canoe.ca, Canada: Marwan Barghouti, jailed Palestinian uprising leader, winner in 11/27/05
Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates: UK team sees improvement in conditions at Libyan prisons 11/27/05
Nigeria Daily Independent, Nigeria: ëThese are desperate times' 11/27/05

WHDH-TV, MA: Inadequate space for women in state jails leads to overcrowding at 11/27/05

Providence Eyewitness News, RI: Overcrowding at women's prison could be eased at county jails 11/27/05
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Kenya: Museveni defends rival's arrest 11/27/05
Buffalo News, United States: Child molester sues for $1 million 11/27/05
Bangor Daily News, ME: Beyond 'Tina's Law' 11/27/05

Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA: Remembering the struggle for suffrage 11/27/05

The News Journal, DE: Despite baby steps, prison health care needs outside review 11/27/05
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA: Administration heads off legal showdown over executive powers 11/27/05
Robertson County Times, TN: Padilla's court date at last 11/27/05
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11/26/05: Headlines

Reuters AlertNet, UK: NIGERIA: Obasanjo and the danger of the third term agenda 11/26/05
Reuters AlertNet, UK: CENTRAL ASIA: Weekly news wrap 11/26/05
Guardian Unlimited, UK: Crime Shapes Debate in Honduras Election 11/26/05

Village Voice, NY: Flashback: I Hear America Sinking 11/26/05

Arab News, Saudi Arabia: How Long Can He Pedal? 11/26/05
The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Thailand: Burma's National Day (Online Commentary) 11/26/05
Financial Times, UK: ëWar on terror' tactics pull US into a legal minefield 11/26/05
Financial Times, UK: 'War on terror' tactics pull US into a legal minefield 11/26/05

Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom: Turner inquiry sent spinning into the rough 11/26/05

ic Berkshire.co.uk, UK: Bride dumps husband... after realising he is a paedophile 11/26/05
Brattleboro Reformer, United States: Next week, US will execute its 1,000th prisoner since 1977 11/26/05
Mathaba.Net, UK: Happy Thanksgiving, Jose Padilla 11/26/05
Australian, Australia: Grim milestone for US death row's new era 11/26/05

CourtTV, NY: Execution of 1000th prisoner scheduled for next week 11/26/05

Macon Telegraph, GA: Molester seeks damages in suit against accusers 11/26/05
Scripps Howard News Service, DC: California prisons bursting at seams 11/26/05
San Mateo Daily Journal, CA: US to execute 1,000th prisoner 11/26/05
Washington Post, United States: Fugivite Fujimori a Test for the Law 11/26/05

Bennington Banner, VT: Almost 1,000 inmates executed since 1977 11/26/05

Daily Mail - Charleston, WV: Prisons pressed for space solution 11/26/05
Salem News, USA: Next week, US likely will execute 1,000th prisoner since 1977 11/26/05
Kansas City Star, MO: Ann Carter Stith, longtime advocate for prison reform, dies 11/26/05
Cincinnati Post, OH: US is ready to execute 1,000th 11/26/05

Jackson Channel.com, MS: Jail Security An Issue In Pike County 11/26/05

Concord Monitor, NH: Capital punishment nears landmark 11/26/05
Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS: Pike County jail security key issue after 5 inmates escape 11/26/05
Chicago Sun-Times, United States: US poised to hold 1,000th execution 11/26/05
SunHerald.com, MS: 1,000th execution likely soon 11/26/05

News-Leader.com, MO: Execution tally about to reach macabre milestone 11/26/05

Peoria Journal Star, IL: US nears grim milestone 11/26/05
New York Sun, NY: Thousands in US Gathering To Press N. Korea on Rights 11/26/05
Northwest Herald, IL: US expects to execute 1,000th inmate 11/26/05
philly.com, PA: Prison's legendary escape tunnel slowly revealing its secrets 11/26/05

Citizens Voice, PA: County hopes changes address prison woes 11/26/05

Indianapolis Star, United States: This week: 1,000th execution since 1977 11/26/05
Seattle Times, United States: Macabre milestone in executions 11/26/05
Bradenton Herald, United States: Iran accused of having warhead plans AUSTRIA: Vienna 11/26/05
Lexington Herald Leader, KY: Debate revives as executions near 1,000 11/26/05

Berlin Citizen, CT: To torture or not to torture 11/26/05

Tracy Press, CA: Drop England's charges 11/26/05
Rocky Mountain News, CO: Defending rights of detainees 11/26/05
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11/25/05: Headlines

Amnesty International: Argentina: Unacceptable ill-treatment in Mendoza prisons 11/25/05
Guardian Unlimited, UK: United States Nears 1,000th Execution 11/25/05
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand: Anger at toddler-abuse sentence 11/25/05

NEWS.com.au, Australia: Nguyen's fate has 'changed twin' 11/25/05

??? ???, Syria: Making new friends in Damascus? - Sami Moubayed 11/25/05
Aljazeera.net, Qatar: Making new friends in Damascus? 11/25/05
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand: Argentina: ill-treatment in Mendoza prisons 11/25/05
San Francisco Bay View, CA: Boycott MCI Dec. 1-6 for stealing from the poor 11/25/05

Inside Bay Area, CA: Inmates welcome a splash of color 11/25/05

Daily Review Online, CA: A little patch of hope at San Quentin 11/25/05
Central Asian and Southern Caucasus Freedom of Expression Network (CASCFEN), Azerbaijan: Iran: WAN Calls for Release of Golden Pen Winner 11/25/05
World Association of Newspapers, France: WAN Calls for Release of Golden Pen Winner 11/25/05
Deseret News, UT: Execution No. 1,000 ó since Gilmore 11/25/05

North County Times, CA: Landowner, residents against school site east of Rincon 11/25/05

Palm Beach Post, FL: 'Rocket docket' aims to ease jail overcrowding 11/25/05
Washington Times, DC: Modern death penalty nears 1,000 11/25/05
The Grand Rapids Press, MI: US nears 1,000th execution since 1977 11/25/05
WDAM-TV, MS: Pike Jail had known security problems 11/25/05

BosNewsLife, Hungary: Christian China Lawyer Appeals for Help amid Death Threats 11/25/05

Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand: Call for safe houses for repeat sex crims 11/25/05
Fiji Times, Fiji: Prison chock-a-block 11/25/05
WRAL.com, NC: UPDATED: 5:02 pm EST November 24, 2005 11/25/05
Payvand, Iran: Black month for Iran's journalists 11/25/05

WRAL.com, NC: UPDATED: 1:40 pm EST November 24, 2005 11/25/05

News24, South Africa: Nigeria prison riot claims two 11/25/05
noticias.info, Spain: Iran: Black month for Iran's journalists 11/25/05
The News Journal, DE: Minner orders prison file reviews 11/25/05
Provo Daily Herald, UT: Even suspected terrorists deserve basic legal rights 11/25/05

Baltimore Sun, United States: Padilla move is seen as showdown stopper 11/25/05

Gulf Times, Qatar: Padilla, held as ëenemy combatant', is indicted 11/25/05
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11/24/05: Headlines

Guardian Unlimited, UK: Padilla Indicted After Three Years 11/24/05
Venezuelanalysis.com, Venezuela: Venezuela's Attorney General Mounts Legal Challenge to 11/24/05
Editor & Publisher: CPJ Gives 'Freedom' Awards to Four 11/24/05

ElectricNews.net, Ireland: Global e-government 23 November 11/24/05

The Argus, CA: Bush avoids fight with terror charge 11/24/05
Boston Globe, United States: Menino backs aid for former inmates 11/24/05
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand: Extreme Bush: The Good, Bad & Ugly 11/24/05
Reporters without borders, France: Black month for Iran's journalists 11/24/05

OregonLive.com, OR: Terror suspect Jose Padilla indicted 11/24/05

Richmond Times Dispatch, VA: Padilla will face civilian justice 11/24/05
Sunday Times.au, Australia: Failed justice ministry scrapped 11/24/05
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia: Failed justice ministry to be scrapped 11/24/05
Australian, Australia: Jihad plot charge for American 11/24/05

San Francisco Chronicle, United States: US citizen is indicted as terrorist 11/24/05

The Muslim News, UK: Muslims not considered as citizens 11/24/05
Inside Public (press release), UK: Prisons fail mentally ill 11/24/05
Politics.co.uk, UK: Prisons 'used to warehouse the mentally ill' 11/24/05
ic Harrow.co.uk, UK: Prison mental healthcare criticised 11/24/05

Edinburgh Evening News, UK: Mentally ill men 'slipping through net' 11/24/05

Mail & Guardian Online, South Africa: In the beginning, there was the verb ... 11/24/05
Limerick Post, Ireland: Anti-social behavior orders get cabinet backing 11/24/05
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL: Fugitive Davie administrator turns himself in 11/24/05
Solomon Star, Solomon Islands: Add new comment 11/24/05

Financial Express.bd, Bangladesh: In search of a true leader 11/24/05

GovExec.com: HHS weighs relaxing restrictions on inmate testing 11/24/05
PrimeZone (press release), CA: Source: Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. 11/24/05
Baltic Times, Latvia: Postimees: Almunia using outdated information 11/24/05
Baltic Times, Latvia: History book to be published in French 11/24/05

EUROPA (press release), Belgium: Fifth meeting of the EU-Morocco Association Council (Brussels, 22 11/24/05

ABHaber, Belgium: Rehn warns of suspension in talks over free speech violations 11/24/05
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD: Sex Offender Regulations 11/24/05
Eurweb.com, CA: THE MO'KELLY REPORT: The Legacy of Stanley Tookie Williams 11/24/05
DetNews.com, MI: Bush tests case on holding suspects 11/24/05

Missoula Independent, MT: Turkey roast 11/24/05

York Dispatch, PA: Terrorism suspect to get day in court 11/24/05
The Olympian, WA: Three years later, Padilla faces charges 11/24/05
Salem News, USA: Terror suspect Padilla indicted ó accused of overseas plot 11/24/05
WRAL.com, NC: UPDATED: 9:53 am EST November 23, 2005 11/24/05

Monsters and Critics.com, UK: Male prisoners suffering mental disorders 11/24/05

Springfield State Journal Register, IL: Terror suspect Padilla indicted 11/24/05
Concord Monitor, NH: Three years later, terror suspect indicted 11/24/05
Post Chronicle: US Indicts 'Dirty Bomb' Suspect, Jose Padilla 11/24/05
Bryan College Station Eagle, United States: Terror suspect indicted 11/24/05

Cape Cod Times, MA: US indicts terror suspect 11/24/05

Baltic Times, Latvia: Adamkus disappointed over Brazauskas' speech 11/24/05
San Jose Mercury News, USA: A trial for Jose Padilla 11/24/05
The Ledger, FL: In Legal Shift, US Charges Detainee in Terrorism Case 11/24/05
The Ledger, FL: US Indicts Terrorism Suspect 11/24/05

Contra Costa Times, CA: Indictment sidelines review of presidential authority 11/24/05

Gainesville Sun, FL: Accused 'dirty bomber' Padilla indicted in alleged terrorist plot 11/24/05
Contra Costa Times, CA: Feds, pressed to file charges, indict US terrorism suspect 11/24/05
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX: Man held for three years as enemy combatant is indicted 11/24/05
Chicago Sun-Times, United States: White House hopes to avoid ruling on detainees 11/24/05

NorthJersey.com, NJ: US citizen was in terror cell 11/24/05

Ledger Independent, KY: Dirty Bomb Suspect Padilla Indicted 11/24/05
SunHerald.com, MS: Padilla decision prevents review 11/24/05
New York Law Journal, NY: Padilla's Indictment Ends Years of Detention Without Charge 11/24/05
Indianapolis Star, United States: 'Dirty bomb' suspect charged 11/24/05

Sun-Sentinel.com, FL: `Combatant' Padilla, four others are indicted 11/24/05

Los Angeles Daily News, CA: Bush ducks legal review of powers 11/24/05
Los Angeles Daily News, CA: Terror suspect charged by US 11/24/05
Everett Navy Base News, WA: White House avoids possible loss in high court 11/24/05
Bradenton Herald, United States: Padilla indicted in alleged terror plot 11/24/05

ktla 5, CA: Mesereau's Fame Doesn't Alter Focus 11/24/05

Corvallis Gazette Times, OR: Terror suspect Padilla indicted and accused of overseas plot 11/24/05
Michigan Daily, MI: Dirty bomb suspect indicted 11/24/05
philly.com, PA: Charges shift the fight on Padilla 11/24/05
Kansas City Star, MO: US charges terror suspect 11/24/05
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11/23/05: Headlines

ACLU (press release), NY: ACLU Announces Defense of Indians Targeted in Meth Sting Operation 11/23/05
Venezuelanalysis.com, Venezuela: Fear-Mongering Congressional Hearing on Venezuela Can Be 11/23/05
AlterNet, CA: Patriot, Soldier, Chaplain -- Spy? 11/23/05

Collective Bellaciao, France: Murtha Speaks Truth To Bush's Lies 11/23/05

Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy: GAOLS: CASTELLI, FINANCIAL RESOURCES NEEDED 11/23/05
Guardian Unlimited, UK: Newsview: White House Shifts on Combatants 11/23/05
Village Voice, NY: Flashback: A Lifetime in Limbo 11/23/05
ZNet, MA: Who We Are 11/23/05

Human Rights in China, NY: Wife of Prisoner Prevented from Meeting Special Rapporteur on 11/23/05

ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland: Committee against Torture hears response of Democratic Republic of 11/23/05
Wired News: Judge puts off ruling on DeLay dismissal 11/23/05
Edinburgh Evening News, UK: Women living in cramped prison cells 11/23/05
San Francisco Chronicle, United States: WORLD VIEWS: Bush offends China; French riots catalyze the Right 11/23/05

Washington Institute for Near East Policy, DC: Prospects for Change following Legislative Elections in Egypt 11/23/05

nextbook, NY: The Journalist and the Murderer 11/23/05
Perspective (press release), GA: Moving Liberian Youth From At-Risk To Promise And Hope 11/23/05
Middle East Media Research Institute, DC: Arab Intellectuals: Under Threat by Islamists 11/23/05
Berkeley Daily Planet, CA: Activists Hold Rally at San Quentin to Save Tookie Williams By J. 11/23/05

Boston Globe, United States: Torture reports tarnish US image 11/23/05

Bradenton Herald, United States: Justice Department charges `dirty bomb' suspect 11/23/05
DeHavilland, UK: Majority of prisoners mentally ill 11/23/05
IranMania News, Iran: France awards prize to Iranian dissident 11/23/05
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand: Questions and Answers - 22 November 2005 11/23/05

AngolaPress, Angola: Detention of Niger journalist outrages CPJ 11/23/05

Daily News Transcript, MA: Bill would give drug offenders earlier parole 11/23/05
Today.Az, Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan's 2005 Elections: Lost Opportunity 11/23/05
LA City Beat, CA: Too Many Elephants 11/23/05
Scripps Howard News Service, DC: State lawyers object to suggested reforms for California prisons 11/23/05

Filmcritic.com: Punishment Park 11/23/05

Spain Herald, Spain: Durao Barroso criticizes PP for suspicions on Zapatero meeting 11/23/05
Japan Today, Japan: LDP marks 50th anniversary with new platform, draft Constitution 11/23/05
Radio New Zealand, New Zealand: Corrections warns prisons will be full by 2010 11/23/05
Virgin Islands Daily News, U.S. Virgin Islands: A St. Croix man convicted of killing a newly elected sheriff in 11/23/05

Walker County Messenger, GA: Meth sting stung, again 11/23/05

Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand: Judges given hint to cut jail numbers 11/23/05
MaineToday.com, ME: Family lobbies for Tina's Law 11/23/05
MaineToday.com, ME: Parents of slain motorist plead for tougher laws 11/23/05
MaineToday.com, ME: Suspended drivers may face tougher penalties 11/23/05

WRAL.com, NC: UPDATED: 2:24 am EST November 23, 2005 11/23/05

Winston-Salem Journal, NC: American detainee is charged 11/23/05
Mohave Valley News, NV: Terror suspect Padilla indicted - accused of overseas plot 11/23/05
Contra Costa Times, CA: `Dirty bomb' suspect indicted for alleged overseas plot 11/23/05
KDKA, PA: 'Dirty Bomb' Suspect Padilla Indicted 11/23/05

New York Law Journal, NY: Congress Moves to Limit Prisoner Habeas 11/23/05

Special Broadcasting Service, Australia: US CITIZEN ON TERROR CHARGES 11/23/05
Huffington Post, NY: If it can happen to Padilla, it can happen to you. 11/23/05
KSBI 52, OK: Terror Suspect Padilla Charged 11/23/05
Bloomberg: Jose Padilla Indicted By US on Conspiracy Charges (Update4) 11/23/05

KLTV, TX: Padilla: Terror Suspect Charged 11/23/05

MyWestTexas.com, TX: VOICES: Should we torture? 11/23/05
Baltimore Sun, United States: Don't suspend habeas corpus 11/23/05
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11/22/05: Headlines

Guardian Unlimited, UK: Shakeup will silence prisons watchdog, warn campaigners 11/22/05
World War 4 Report, NY: Paramilitary terror in Brazil 11/22/05
CPJ Press Freedom Online, NY: Journalist jailed for defamation 11/22/05

Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand: O'Connor presides over prisons shambles 11/22/05

Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand: Questions for Oral Answer - Tuesday, 22 Nov 2005 11/22/05
San Francisco Chronicle, United States: Governor dreading decision on life or death 11/22/05
Online.ie, Ireland: McDowell criticised for stance on drugs in prisons 11/22/05
Online.ie, Ireland: Minister hails incentives in new sentencing proposals 11/22/05

International Journalist's Network: Iranian journalist wins Golden Pen of Freedom 11/22/05

Drug Policy Alliance, DC: Stupid TV Ads Cut, Mandatory Minimums Stopped 11/22/05
Rutherford Institute, VA: McCain Versus Bush: To Torture or Not to Torture? 11/22/05
AllAfrica.com, Washington: Implications for the Nation 11/22/05
Politics.co.uk, UK: Police Arms and Weaponry 11/22/05

The NewStandard, NY: For Some Youth ëTreatment' Facilities, ëTough Love' Takes 11/22/05

IrishExaminer.com, Ireland: Prisoners to get drug tests, vows McDowell 11/22/05
IrishExaminer.com, Ireland: Proposals to reduce sentences for offenders who agree to be 11/22/05
Ireland Online, Ireland: Minister hails incentives in new 11/22/05
Irish Times, Ireland: Cabinet meets on anti-crime package that includes tagging 11/22/05

Spiegel Online, Germany: SENATE REPUBLICANS A Chorus of Three Defies the Line 11/22/05

Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia: Appeal over SIEV-X sentence 11/22/05
Web Devil: Martori: Like Prohibition 11/22/05
Webindia123, India: ACLU to defend Indian shop owners in US charged of selling drugs 11/22/05
Seven.com.au, Australia: SIEV-X people-smuggler appeals sentence 11/22/05

TVNZ, New Zealand: National calls for more prisons 11/22/05

Washington Times, DC: The (very) big lie 11/22/05
NZ City, New Zealand: No more jails despite system under pressure 11/22/05
Radio New Zealand, New Zealand: Corrections Dept warns prison overcrowding here to stay 11/22/05
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand: New jails only way to solve crisis 11/22/05

Houston Chronicle, United States: Ex-DeLay aide pleads guilty to conspiracy 11/22/05

Judeoscope.ca, Canada: The Telegraph - The rise of Prof 'Crocodile' - a hardliner to 11/22/05
Christian Post, CA: Impending Execution of 'Crips' Co-Founder Renews Capital 11/22/05
Allentown Morning Call, PA: Monroe Co. hiker killed; State lawmakers to discuss property tax 11/22/05
Lebanon Daily News, PA: Prison expansion almost finished 11/22/05

UTV, Ireland: Drive to end prison drug abuse 11/22/05

Leaderland News, IL: Anti-meth law limits cold medecine purhase 11/22/05
New York Sun, NY: Truth on Their Side 11/22/05
New York Sun, NY: The Race To Save Berhanu Nega 11/22/05
Niagarafallsreporter.com, NY: MURTHA SPEAKS TRUTH TO BUSH'S LIES 11/22/05

Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT: Torturous thinking 11/22/05

Gainesville Sun, FL: Trio of GOP senators seen as troublesome by administration 11/22/05
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11/21/05: Headlines

Swissinfo, Switzerland: Bush presses Hu on trade 11/21/05
The American Prospect, MA: A new Reagan hagiography gets at what made his 1980 run so 11/21/05
History News Network, WA: Why Are Liberals So Weak In Middle East? 11/21/05

Reuters South Africa, South Africa: Bush presses Hu on trade, forex, religious freedom 11/21/05

AlterNet, CA: Come Home Again, America 11/21/05
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand: Corrections must look to private sector 11/21/05
Baltimore Sun, United States: A neutral approach 11/21/05
Baltimore Sun, United States: Corrections policy needs to target recidivism 11/21/05

Greensboro News Record, NC: Inmate funds return to board's agenda 11/21/05

Los Angeles Times, CA: Anti-Union Activists Hope to Create Son of Prop. 75 11/21/05
Globe and Mail, Canada: Bush presses China on trade surplus, currency reform 11/21/05
Pakistan Dawn, Pakistan: Bush fails to woo Hu on trade concessions 11/21/05
Deccan Herald, India: Bush presses Hu on trade, rights 11/21/05

Manawatu Standard, New Zealand: Bush presses Chinese president on trade, religious freedom 11/21/05

The Spokesman Review, WA: Idaho's prison problem keeps getting costlier 11/21/05
Chicago Sun-Times, United States: The house, bar none 11/21/05
Stockton Record, CA: Lock up versus clean up 11/21/05
Mohave Valley News, NV: Public campaign funding system has growing pains 11/21/05
New York Times, United States: In the Senate, a Chorus of Three Defies the Line 11/21/05
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11/20/05: Headlines

The New Nation, Bangladesh: The hidden side of US economy 11/20/05
Green Left Weekly, Australia: Cornelia Rau, ill health and criminality 11/20/05
Reuters India, India: Bush presses Hu on trade, religious freedom 11/20/05

Reuters: Bush to press Hu on trade, religious freedom 11/20/05

Guardian Unlimited, UK: Business phenomenon of the century 11/20/05
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom: The rise of Prof 'Crocodile' - a hardliner to terrify hardliners 11/20/05
Australian, Australia: UN cancels camp visit 11/20/05
Mathaba.Net, UK: Me and my girl: The political and personal 11/20/05

Helena Independent Record, MT: Law enforcement grapples with local jails housing more state 11/20/05

Freeport Journal Standard, IL: Corrections center project in Oregon falls through 11/20/05
U.S. News & World Report: Going After Illegal Aliens 11/20/05
The Asian Age, India: - By Sudhir K. Singh 11/20/05
Canada East, Canada: Toft agrees to strict limits 11/20/05

MaineToday.com, ME: Clean Election Act reassessed 11/20/05

Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT: Sen. Flanagan seriously hurt in crash 11/20/05
New Utah, UT: County adopts jail admissions policy 11/20/05
Rutland Herald, VT: State Sen. Flanagan seriously hurt in crash 11/20/05
Portsmouth Herald News, NH: UN officials refuse Guantanamo visit 11/20/05
Seattle Times, United States: Citing US rules, UN team rejects Guant·namo visit 11/20/05
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11/19/05: Headlines

SF.Indymedia.org, CA: Save Stanley "Tookie" Williams 11/19/05
BBC Birmingham, UK: Five arrests over inmate murder 11/19/05
Reuters AlertNet, UK: Syria: Rights Activist Detained After Travel Abroad 11/19/05

Guardian Unlimited, UK: American Charged in Iraq Scheme an Ex-Con 11/19/05

Guardian Unlimited, UK: UN Rights Experts Won't Visit Guantanamo 11/19/05
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service, Jamaica: Courts Must Exercise Caution in Imposing Maintenance Orders 11/19/05
Concord Monitor, NH: Bosnians study American justice system 11/19/05
Boston Globe, United States: Vermont prisons feeding version of bread and water 11/19/05

BIA, Turkey: New Anti-Terror Law Carries Heavier Penalties 11/19/05

Anarkismo.net: Biography of Algerian anarchist SaÔl Mohamed 11/19/05
CD Times, UK: Weapons Of Mass Belief - Death Of A Nation Video 11/19/05
Bristol Press, United States: CDA board now to oversee uncollectible loan accounts 11/19/05
Greensboro News Record, NC: Inmates to move to farm in county 11/19/05

Washington Times, DC: Freedom message for China 11/19/05

Black Voice News, CA: Families to Amend Law Re-Fuel After Prop 66 Defeat 11/19/05
KUTV, UT: County Adopts Admissions Policy At Jail 11/19/05
Awareness Times, Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Police Rescues Judiciary 11/19/05
Hellenic News of America: Letter To the Hellenic Parliament: 11/19/05

Hellenic News of America: Greece, Cyprus, Turkey and Bush¢s Inaugural Speech 11/19/05

Salem News, USA: Bosnian delegation learning about New Hampshire's courts 11/19/05
Salem News, USA: Occupation official charged in Iraqi kickback scheme had prior 11/19/05
Farang Untamed Travel, Thailand: Big tigger birthday bash 11/19/05
Kim Info-service, Serbia and Montenegro: Human and Minority Rights in Kosovo - Serbian and Albanian views 11/19/05

Dar Al-Hayat, Saudi Arabia: The Culture of Killing and Torture 11/19/05

Auburn Citizen, NY: Drug convict gets early release 11/19/05
Shanghai Daily, China: Prison book to boast about art training 11/19/05
Buffalo News, United States: Ex-felon linked to kickbacks in Iraq 11/19/05
Portsmouth Herald News, NH: Bosnians learn about NH courts 11/19/05

Concord Monitor, NH: Kickback scheme looms over officials 11/19/05

Asharq Alawsat, UK: Saddam's Ailing Half Brother Thanks Saudi King and Iraqi President 11/19/05
Baltic Times, Latvia: Jekabsons leaves Latvia's First 11/19/05
Baltic Times, Latvia: Russia reprimand Estonia, Latvia 11/19/05
Baltic Times, Latvia: Meri hospitalized with blood clot 11/19/05

Baltic Times, Latvia: Brazauskas: Adamkus reacted in a 'just way' 11/19/05

noticias.info, Spain: Turkey: Court upholds 20-month suspended prison sentence against 11/19/05
Rocky Mountain News, CO: ACLU sues over parolee rights 11/19/05
CBC Prince Edward Island, Canada: Rights group refuses to visit Guantanamo Bay prison 11/19/05
People's Daily Online, China: UN experts rejects US invitation to Guantanamo visit 11/19/05

Special Broadcasting Service, Australia: UN SCRAPS GUANTANAMO VISIT 11/19/05

Daily Journal, Venezuela: Red Crossë free to visit' detainees 11/19/05
Japan Today, Japan: US blocks UN visit to Gitmo 11/19/05
Asharq Alawsat, UK: Interview with Guantanamo Bay Lawyer Clive Stafford Smith 11/19/05
Leading The Charge, Australia: UN Rights Experts Wonët Visit Guantanamo 11/19/05
News24, South Africa: UN cancels Guantanamo visit 11/19/05
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11/17/05: Headlines

Pacifica Radio: Palestinian, Israeli and American Discuss the Split in Israel's 11/17/05
Guardian Unlimited, UK: The forward march of liberty has been halted - even reversed 11/17/05
Reuters AlertNet, UK: Saudi Arabia: Teachers Silenced on Blasphemy Charges 11/17/05

Reuters: UPDATE 1-Doubts over free speech dog Turkey's path to EU 11/17/05

IFEX, Canada: Jailed Iranian journalist wins WAN Golden Pen of Freedom Award 11/17/05
Christian News Wire (press release), DC: Remarks by President Bush in Kyoto, Japan 11/17/05
NHPR, NH: NH's Senators Vote for Iraq Progress Reports 11/17/05
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand: US Senate passes Guantanamo deal 11/17/05

US Dept of State (press release), DC: Senate Approves Spending Measure Governing Detainee Treatment 11/17/05

Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand: Jailed Iran journalist wins Golden Pen of Freedom 11/17/05
Scotsman, United Kingdom: Scots prison population could exceed 9,000 by 2015 11/17/05
OregonLive.com, OR: Strategy makes it tough to follow Wyden's votes 11/17/05
Boston Globe, United States: Administration says prison population growing again 11/17/05

Boston Globe, United States: Death penalty bill fails in House 11/17/05

??? ???, Syria: US advocates for jailed Syrian 11/17/05
Southwest Nebraska News, NE: "US Foreign Policy and the Middle East" by US Senator Chuck Hagel 11/17/05
Spiegel Online, Germany: NEWS ANALYSIS Senate Presses Administration for Iraq Plans 11/17/05
Chicago Defender, United States: Senate Republicans reject Democratic call for timetable, adopt ... 11/17/05

The Missoulian, MT: Corrections considers out-of-state transfers 11/17/05

Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates: Jailed Iranian journalist wins freedom of Press prize 11/17/05
Collegiate Times at Virginia Tech, VA: Prison system in dire need of reform 11/17/05
Monterey County Herald, CA: China poses challenge to Bush's foreign policy on promoting 11/17/05
Gonzales Ascension Citizen, LA: Consultant: Jail overcrowding problem can be fixed 11/17/05

Sify, India: Bush presses China on reforms, praises Taiwan 11/17/05

Monterey County Herald, CA: AP Editorial Roundup 11/17/05
noticias.info, Spain: WHITE HOUSE: President Discusses Freedom and Democracy in Kyoto 11/17/05
Business Standard, India: Cause and consequence 11/17/05
Embassy, Canada: The Journalist who went to jail for a crocodile 11/17/05

Concord Monitor, NH: Lynch wants new head of corrections 11/17/05

Concord Monitor, NH: Circles on a city map won't keep kids safe 11/17/05
CBS2 Chicago, IL: Reform Stalling Contracts With Minority Businesses 11/17/05
Baltic Times, Latvia: Nearly half of Latvians indifferent to Independence Day 11/17/05
Baltic Times, Latvia: Government focuses on immigration 11/17/05

Baltic Times, Latvia: Russia trains airforce after SU-27 crash 11/17/05

Baltic Times, Latvia: Lithuania, Poland share experience with Eastern neighbors 11/17/05
Dickson Herald, TN: Property tax hike could pay for jail addition 11/17/05
Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT: Vermont prison population creeps toward new high 11/17/05
BurlingtonFreePress.com, VT: Prison numbers keep rising 11/17/05

All American Patriots (press release), Sweden: Japan-US Relationship Equal Partnership for Freedom, Says 11/17/05

The News Journal, DE: Inmate health care chief named 11/17/05
Los Angeles Times, CA: Both Sides State Cases on Death Penalty Bill 11/17/05
Taipei Times, Taiwan: Iraq pullout timetable rejected 11/17/05
Picayune Item, MS: House-Senate showdown possible over Bush's Iraq war policies 11/17/05

Times Record News, TX: Debate over torture far from clear-cut 11/17/05

Press Trust of India, India: US refuses unconditonal access of UN personnel to Guantanamo 11/17/05
Hindu, India: US refuses unconditional access of UN personnel to Guantanamo 11/17/05
Munster Times, IN: Senate Urges Bush to Outline Iraq Plan 11/17/05
phillyBurbs.com, PA: Iraq Policies May Split Congressional GOP 11/17/05

Chicago Daily Southtown, IL: Nation-World digest 11/17/05

Tracy Press, CA: Senate rejects Democrats' timetable 11/17/05
News24, South Afri