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NYT Puts the Responsibility on the Community for Keeping Tabs on Immigrant Detainees' Deaths.

13:16 H — Maegan la Mala

The New York Times recently ran a story about how it tried and was trying to find out information about immigrant deaths in detention. The document that follows, "Detainee Deaths 2004-November 2007," is the government's fullest account to date of... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Newspapers

Latino Book Month, May 9th, Mother's Day Weekend Pick : Paula by Isabel Allende

11:35 H — Maegan la Mala

I know, this is the second Isabel Allende book I picked this week, but as I was scanning my bookshelves this morning, I was searching for a book on motherhood and mother daughter relationships. Since my book isn't done yet,... Read more »

Topics: Books - Chile - History - Literature - Women

Have 7 Minutes : Then You Can Get the Democratic Primary

09:30 H — Maegan la Mala

Seems like this is a little Obama sided (and maybe even sexist towards Hillary Clinton) but funny none the less. Via / Culture Kitchen... Read more »

Topics: US Presidential Race 2008

Disturbing Statistic : San Francsico Has More Blacks in Jail than in the City

07:35 H — Maegan la Mala

The prison industrial complex is alive and well in San Francisco and it's using blacks as the raw material. In recent years the black population in the city of San Francisco has been decreasing, with one exception, prisons.More than 60... Read more »

Topics: Justice - Race - San Francisco