Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

  By The Associated Press Published: Monday, July 25, 2011, 1:14 PM     Updated: Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 7:37 AM A lawyer trying to overturn a teenager’s four murder convictions closed her case Monday with testimony from an investigator who … Continue reading →

  Greg Thrasher at mass rally in Lansing against Snyder attacks April 13 By Greg Thrasher, VOD Contributing Editor    For the Black community whenever there is a discussion about prisons and inmates the media and politicians always plaster the … Continue reading →

By LincolnDidn’tLie Upper East Side of The MidWest, June 25, 2011 MDOC Mission: provide the greatest amount of public protection while making the most efficient use of the State’s Resources. Greed, fear, deception and double standards make for a thick … Continue reading →

 by Ayvaunn Penn, Your Black World http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/27/13-year-old-boy-shot-8-times-by-chicago-police/ CHICAGO — Jimmell Cannon, 13, was shot 8 times in the shoulders, hand, and leg by Chicago Police on Monday [July 26]  in West Humboldt Park neighborhood. While he is at Stroger Hospital … Continue reading →

MDOC/PCS contract doubles rates with slush fund, kickbacks  By Diane Bukowski  July 30, 2011 DETROIT – Members of prisoners’ families who marched outside the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) headquarters in Lansing July 7 to protest prison phone rate hikes that … Continue reading →

By Fige Bornu July 27, 2011  WCHB 1200 AM in Detroit is using its radio airwaves to protect the Detroit Police Department’s heinous and murderous participation in the killing of 7-year old Aiyana Jones, and the public must not stand … Continue reading →

  Politicians rob workers, protect the wealthy By Fred Goldstein   Published Jul 27, 2011 4:31 PM Whether or not a deal is reached in Washington on how to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a government default, the workers and … Continue reading →

CPS worker said child needed cage Detroit cop admits lack of authority   By Diane Bukowski  July 26, 2011  DETROIT — New and shocking details of the encounter between a lone mother and child, Child Protective Services (CPS), and a Detroit … Continue reading →

By Gary Walkowicz, Bargaining Committeeman, UAW Local 600, Dearborn Truck Plant. July 25, 2011 UAW President Bob King said that the union leadership supports profit-sharing, but not wage increases, for Ford, GM and Chrysler workers in the new contract.  If … Continue reading →