Liliana Segura

Supreme Court Says Feds Can Detain Sex Offenders Indefinitely: Why That’s Dangerous

The U.S. government can now keep prisoners in custody who have not necessarily been convicted of a crime, based on suspicions of "future dangerousness." The U.S. Supreme Court's …

By: Liliana Segura ,; AlterNet

May 20, 2010

Forces Align Against Arizona: Four Major Cities Threaten Boycotts; Baseball Flexes Its Muscles; Citizens in Uproar

As calls continue to boycott Arizona over its racist immigration law, many are focusing on Major League Baseball, where nearly a third of the players are Latino.

By: Liliana Segura ,; AlterNet

May 5, 2010

Orange Is the New Black: A Year in a Women’s Prison

Piper Kerman's memoir reveals how prison changed her life, and why warehousing people who commit crimes is such a waste of human potential.

By: Liliana Segura ,; Truthout

April 1, 2010

Arrested for Doodling on a Desk? “Zero Tolerance” at Schools Is Going Way Too Far

How much longer can we tolerate abuses of power by teachers and school officials in the name of 'zero tolerance' policies? This week, the FBI announced it was …

By: Liliana Segura ,; AlterNet

February 28, 2010

Obama’s Pentagon Rebrands Iraq War, Rolls Out PR Offensive in Afghanistan

The new PR campaign has all the qualities of a George Orwell novel. Perhaps 'Operation Imperial Sunset' is a more appropriate name.

By: Liliana Segura ,; AlterNet

February 20, 2010

Feeling Nervous? 3,000 Behavior Detection Officers Will Be Watching You at the Airport This Thanksgiving

Nearly 100,000 passengers were pulled aside by TSA behavior watchers last year, and it remains to be proven whether you can spot terrorists by the looks on their faces. …

By: Liliana Segura ,; AlterNet

November 24, 2009

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