Important journalism alert. I suspect that This is happening in every women’s prison in America. It has been rampant in … apnews.com/article/corona…
2) Florida’s Lowell CI for more than a decade. And Florida and the Dept of Justice do nothing to reform it. (More) media.miamiherald.com/static/media/p…
Even after the DOJ investigated Lowell — florida continues to ignore the sexual abuse of Lowell inmates. amp.miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
I never got credentials to the Maxwell trial because I did not qualify. I had to hire a line sitter to come about 2 am to save me a spot until I got there at 7. Then had to wait from 7-8:30 am outside the courthouse until my feet were numb. I did this most days. (More)
I don’t like to complain because victims had to wait in line too — and they deserved to be in there more than anyone. Yes, I tried to give my seat on the last day of trial to a victim but it was denied. More
I was almost thrown out of the courtroom when I tried to ask the court administrator why there was no seat for the victim. He screamed at me, and at the victim. He than snarked “now go write a story about that!” More
NEW: Ghislaine Maxwell flew as a passenger the first flight on Jeffrey Epstein’s newly purchased plane in 7/1991 — meaning she knew the financier at least 4 months before her father — Robert Maxwell — died. (More)
2. David Rodgers, Epstein’s first chief pilot, took witness stand in Ghislaine Maxwell trial, pricing new flight logs which were heavily redacted — “to protect third parties” — prosecutors said … more
3. Judge Alison Nathan noted that the logs appeared “overly redacted” and asked prosecutors to review redactions and produce new logs that are not as redacted.
Is there material to do a whole show on this misogynistic topic? Uncontrollable mom anger? You have to advertise for subjects to interview? Come on @tamronhall -- use your platform for greater good.
Btw, the absolute best years of my life were the ones I spent home with my kids. The things we did together: parks, swimming lessons, arts and crafts, reading, watching Little Bear, playing ball, getting dirty!! Building lego towns…Those times are forever etched in my heart. ❤️
Btw, I worked nights — so it wasn’t easy on such little sleep. I wasn’t perfect. But I never felt uncontrollable rage. Mostly felt bliss at watching them discover the world.
Most people know my work as a result of Jeffrey Epstein story but long before that I covered and uncovered the horrible abuses in Florida state prisons. (Thread)
NEW: The next battle for police reform and accountability is here in FLORIDA where the barbaric treatment OF blacks, women, veterans & the mentally ill IS CONDONED. @MiamiHerald has covered this 4YEARS. @conarck @caseyfrank1 miamiherald.com/news/special-r…
Some stories from Miami Herald
archives about this same state prison: first, the guards who beat this inmate to death so violently that he had boot marks all over his body (more) google.com/amp/s/amp.miam…
Next: the state prison guard who was threatened after he reported how officers literally pulled out an inmates eyeball: google.com/amp/s/amp.miam…