Reminder that 53% of Alabama’s prison population is black people who are incarcerated at 3x the rate as white people (source).

#prisons #alabama #prison labor #abolish prisons #criminal justice #criminal justice system #workers rights

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Behind bars and beyond burgers: Exposing Alabama’s prison labor exploitation | NationofChange

nationofchange.org

#wendy's #mcdonalds #KFC #prison industrial complex #13th amendment #alabama #mass incarceration

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McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King and Wendy’s Rely on Alabama Prison “Slavery”

Incarcerated Alabamans “are trapped in this labor trafficking scheme,” a new federal class action lawsuit says.

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#american exceptionalism #capitalism #mcdonalds #kfc #burger king #Wendy’s #alabama #13th amendment

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She was one of Alabama’s last abortion doctors. Then they came for everything she had

Dr Leah Torres has endured the ire of the anti-abortion movement without backing down – but now she faces her most daunting challenge

www.theguardian.com

#abortion #health #women #alabama #society

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Two dead in Alabama as tornadoes fueled by record heat hit US south

More than 50,000 customers in Mississippi and Alabama left without electricity as search and rescue teams go door to door

www.theguardian.com

#us weather #tornadoes #extreme weather #us news #alabama

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Doctors in Alabama Already Turn Away Miscarrying Patients. This Will Be Our New Normal Across the Country.

The state constitution already bans abortion. It’s a disaster for reproductive health care.

slate.com|Leah Torres

#end-of-roe #abortion #reproductive-rights #alabama #medicine

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Brooklyn, NYC: Support Alabama Amazon Union

Saturday, February 20 - 1:00 p.m.

Assemble at East New York Amazon Facility, 2300 Linden Blvd. at Essex St., Brooklyn

Six thousand (mainly Black) Amazon workers in Alabama are fighting to unionize against billionaire Jeff Bezos’ anti-union, anti-workers’ rights company. Their victory can change the conditions for hundreds of thousands of workers.

Called by December 12th Movement

To endorse & info: (718) 398-1766 / D12m.com

#amazon #protest #workers #union drive #bessemer #alabama #jeff bezos #solidarity #d12

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Confederate monument removed after 115 years in Birmingham, Ala.: Obituary for a racist symbol

On Monday night, the city of Birmingham commenced the removal of one of Alabama's most prominent physical memorials to its racist history.

www.pennlive.com

#@topstories #@jpickel #alabama #racism #confederate

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#alabama

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Abortions to be punished with up to 99 years in prison under new Alabama law proposal

Bill would even criminalise performing abortions in cases of rape and incest

www.independent.co.uk

#alabama

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Aftermath: Alabama's Tornado Dead Range In Age From 6 To 89

The 23 people killed in the nation’s deadliest tornado in nearly six years came into focus Tuesday.

www.huffpost.com

#alabama #extreme weather #disasters and accidents #tornado

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Alabama officer won't be charged for killing black man during mall shooting

The officer had said he shot and killed Emantic ‘EJ’ Bradford, Jr because he thought Bradford was the gunman in a mall shooting

www.theguardian.com

#alabama #us crime #us policing #us news

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Sheriffs who cheered Trump's attack on press have their own media run-ins

A grop of sheriffs gave the president a troubling ovation after he called journalists ‘very, very dishonest’. Here is a taste of local media scrutiny of 10 of them

www.theguardian.com|Jon Swaine

#us policing #media #us news #donald trump #alabama

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At Least Seven States Have Prison Inmates Working in Governors’ Mansions and Capitol Buildings

The 13th Amendment provides a loophole that allows for the legality of unpaid prison labor, which is sometimes called “modern-day slavery.” - 2017/06/24

www.truthdig.com

#13th amendment #alabama #arkansa #georgia #hillary clinton

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Alabama senate votes to allow church to form own police force

Lawmakers vote 24-4 to let Birmingham church establish a law enforcement department despite critics’ concerns it could be used to cover up crimes

www.theguardian.com

#alabama #us news #us policing

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Alabama Senate Committee OKs Christian Church Police Force

www.patheos.com

#defenders of the faith #alabama

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Alabama NAACP Not Backing Down After Jeff Sessions’ Office Lashes Out

Protesters say they want to prevent the senator from becoming attorney general because of his racist track record. - 2017/01/07

www.truthdig.com

#activism #alabama #benard simelton #jeff sessions #naacp