Pacifist Cannabis minister Reverend Roger Christie has been held without bail at the Honolulu Federal Detention Center since July 8, 2010. He's been denied bail 7 times. His trial on federal drug trafficking charges has been set back to July 23, 2013.
Hawaii News Daily deplores Christie's incarceration without bail as a miscarriage of justice. You can learn about the case of Roger Christie and the Green 14 here.
The excellent Peter Moskos points out the absurdity of our criminal justice system by suggesting we bring back the whip.
Suggest adding the whipping post to America’s system of criminal justice and most people recoil in horror. But offer a choice between five years in prison or 10 lashes and almost everybody picks the...
It’s not been a good week for the drug warriors, with the Global Commission and LEAP making all the news, and lots of media sources following up.
Yesterday, Leonard Pitts, Jr. hit hard on Obama’s role in not doing something about the drug war..
Dear President Obama: Right after your election, somebody asked if...
