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Arizona Legislators Hope To Make ‘Spotting’ For Drug Cartels Illegal

Cartel Spotter — Lawmakers plan to increase security of US borders by making spotting illegal. Photo: Tucson Sentinel

Lawmakers in Arizona are hoping to get a bill passed that will make “spotting” for drug cartels illegal. Surprisingly, there is no laws in place that criminalize “being a lookout” and legislators say that spotters can only be charged with “conspiracy” or “illegal presence”.

IllegalSpotting — US Border Patrol – Tucson, AZ

With her first piece of legislation, introduced Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Martha McSally joined with Sen. John McCain in focusing on spotters for drug cartels — who conduct covert surveillance to help smugglers dodge border agents.

The director of the Arizona High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area testified Tuesday that lookouts are “fundamental” to the success of drug cartels, but there is currently no law that specifically outlaws what border spotters do. Continue reading “Arizona Legislators Hope To Make ‘Spotting’ For Drug Cartels Illegal”

Christia Mercer On Teaching In Prison

Feminist Philosophers

in the Washington Post.

Things have not always been this bad. In the 1980’s, when the prison population sat below 400,000, our incarcerated citizens were educated through state and federal funding. But the 1990’s brought an abrupt end to government support. When President Clinton signed into law the Crime Bill in 1994, he eliminated incarcerated people’s eligibility for federal Pell grants and sentenced a generation of incarcerated Americans to educational deprivation. Nationwide, over 350 college programs in prisons were shut down that year. Many states jumped on the tough-on-crime bandwagon and slashed state funded prison educational programs. In New York State, for example, no state funds can be used to support secondary-education in prison. Before 1994, there were 70 publicly funded post-secondary prison programs in the state. Now there are none. In many states across the country, college instruction has fallen primarily to volunteers.

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Rapper Drake Pays Homage To The Jamaican Shower Posse Gang On ‘Two On’ Track

“Comin’ from the 6 side, Where niggas goin’ Shower Posse just to get by.” – “Two On”

The reference pays homage to the infamous Shower Posse gang, one of the most vicious cartels of the Caribbean.

“Bebe” administrator of The Jamaican Don Blog, told The Pen Hustler exclusively that the family has “love” for Drake and that he’s welcome in Kingston anytime: Continue reading “Rapper Drake Pays Homage To The Jamaican Shower Posse Gang On ‘Two On’ Track”