Sarah Cronin

California Maybe Replacing Its ‘Prison-Industrial Complex’ With Something Far Worse

The main players in California’s “treatment-industrial complex” are the very same ones involved in the for-profit prison industry.

Sarah Cronin
By Sarah Cronin
National Prison Strike

California made headlines last week when Governor Jerry Brown allocated a record $11.4 billion to the state’s corrections department in his May Revision to the budget, translating to $75,560 per individual — the highest per-inmate cost in the nation. Media outlets ran amok with headlines comparing the costs of imprisonment to tuition at the

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Here’s How To Change Your Twitter Settings In Light Of Their New ‘Privacy’ Policy

Whether for privacy or profit, changes are coming to Twitter. Fortunately, it’s up to users to change their settings and decide how much they want to share.

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By Sarah Cronin
This picture shows a Twitter status update box. (Photo by Andy Melton)

Since Wednesday, Twitter has been sending out emails and notifications to its over 300 million monthly users to inform them of changes to their privacy policy. The new policy, which goes into effect on June 18, includes changes to data collection, data sharing, and digital advertising. The policy is being run on an ‘opt-out’ basis, meaning that

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Alabama Bill Would Grant Mega-Church Right To Create It’s Own Police Force

If passed, the police force would make history in the U.S., putting the Alabama church on par with the Vatican’s Swiss Guard.

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By Sarah Cronin
Ben Carson, former candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks to the congregation of Briarwood Presbyterian Church, June 28, 2015, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP/Butch Dill)

On Friday, the Alabama House Committee approved a bill that would grant one church the legal authority to establish their own police force. Senate Bill 193, written by Republican Senator Jabo Waggoner, would give Briarwood Presbyterian Church the ability to employ “one or more persons to act as police officers to protect the safety and integrity

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As Trump Takes Power, Politicians Around US Move To Enact Restrictions On Protests

As the week comes to an end, it becomes apparent that dissent is being criminalized not only nationwide but on multiple fronts. Increased regulations are appearing that limit the public spaces that can be lawfully occupied in protest.

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By Sarah Cronin
Protestors block traffic outside the Ferguson, Mo., police department, Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Ferguson.

(ANALYSIS) --- Indiana passed a bill on Wednesday that authorizes police officers to shut down highway protesting “by any means necessary.” S.B. 285, as it is known, obliges a public official to dispatch all available officers within 15 minutes of discovering any assembly of 10 or more people who are obstructing vehicle traffic. The bill then

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