Saturday, February 13, 2021

Fair parole in New York state

 The legislative assembly and the senate of New York State will soon deal with two important legislative changes to the parole system.  The first grants parole to prisoners 55+years who have been imprisoned for 15 years.  The second grants "fair and timely" parole in many other cases.

The New York state houses 34,000 prisoners, 900 of whom have Covid-19.  There has been more than 30 deaths and vaccine distribution has not been planned yet.

Free Britney!

 Since a brief hospitalisation in 2008, Britney Spears assets are administered by a court appointed conservator.  She had shaved her hair and attacked a paparazzi with an umbrella.  The first conservator was her father, Jamie Spears.  Later he shared this responsibility with Jodi Montgomery, Mr. Walle who paid himself 426,000$ per year, and Bessemer Trust.  At one point, her mother, Lynne tried to get a role of administrator but the judge denied the request.  A photo of Britney driving a car caused a commotion because she is not allowed to drive.  In november 2020, Britney said she will not perform until her conservatorship is lifted.  For more information, #freebritney and freebritney.net

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Covid-19 at Bordeaux jail

On february 6, Radio-Canada was reporting 94 cases of Covid 19 among the prisoners and 17 cases among the prison staff.  In a more recent report, CTV was reporting 107 cases among the prisoners and 27 cases among the staff.  The institution can house 950 inmates.  The prisoners are bored in their cells and even books from the library are not available!  Cases of Covid19 have also been reported at Rivière des Prairies, Saint Jerome and Percé.