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Louisiana is the world's prison capital

Louisiana is the world's prison capital

Published: Sunday, May 13, 2012, 5:00 AM Updated: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 11:23 AM

By Cindy Chang, The Times-Picayune The Times-Picayune

Louisiana is the world's prison capital. The state imprisons more of its people, per head, than any of its U.S. counterparts. First among Americans means first in the world. Louisiana's…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on August 13, 2012 at 9:33pm — No Comments

SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME

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"Documentaries have the power to inform, incite and inspire an audience all in one sitting. Judging from the two-minute long standing ovation he received [at Sundance] after the screening of his film Slavery by Another Name, director Samuel…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on August 13, 2012 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

Chilling message posted hours before S.F. homicide

Chilling message posted hours before S.F. homicide

By: Mike Aldax | 03/30/12 5:25 PM

SF Examiner Staff Writer | Follow on Twitter @SFExMikeAldax

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Diondre Young, 21, was shot dead Friday morning near the Bay Bridge in San Francisco.At 5:44 p.m. on Thursday, 21-year-old Diondre Young posted a rhyme on Facebook that mentioned friends who had died and asked whether his “time could be next.”

Young’s “time,” it turned out, was just hours away, as he was…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on August 3, 2012 at 10:46pm — No Comments

Gang dispute fueling violence in San Francisco

Gang dispute fueling violence in San Francisco

By: Mike Aldax | 08/01/12 5:57 PM

SF Examiner Staff Writer | Follow on Twitter @SFExMikeAldax

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Mike Koozmin/The S.F. Examiner

The site of the shooting was the 3000 block of San Bruno Avenue, not far from a Visitation Valley neighborhood plagued with multiple killings in the recent weeks. Four shooting deaths since Sunday have been the result of a raging dispute between members of one vicious gang, police said…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on August 3, 2012 at 10:38pm — No Comments

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