Rikers Island has been in the news lately, but Great Meadow Correctional Facility is even worse.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: New York’s Prison Crisis
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WATCH: Alternative Media & the Russia-Ukraine War
Consortium News editor-in-chief Joe Lauria and former C.I.A. officer John Kiriakou join Shadowproof‘s Kevin Gosztola for a conversation about the importance of alternative media during the Russia-Ukraine War.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: I Work for Sputnik News
Torture, whistleblowing, extraordinary rendition, secret prisons, solitary confinement and corruption in the justice system. Those are Kiriakou’s subjects and he is happy to talk about them anywhere.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Whistleblower System Doesn’t Work
Joe Carson, a nuclear safety engineer, flagged waste, fraud, abuse and illegality at the Department of Energy again and again and again. His story should show Congress what needs to get fixed.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Sending a Hacktivist to SuperMax
Unless dramatic reforms are undertaken, prisoners such as Marty Gottesfeld will continue to be abused.
WATCH: Assange Protest at DOJ
With the U.S. seeking the extradition of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, Assange supporters are gathering before DOJ headquarters in Washington Friday to voice their opposition to the move.
‘CIA Sidekick’ NED Gives £2.6M to UK Media Groups
A U.S. government-funded agency that claims to promote democracy but which helps undermine governments independent of Washington has moved decisively into Britain’s media space since 2016.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: The Scandal of US Prisons
The head of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons was forced to step down last week as scandals swept through the vast U.S. prison system.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: My Resolution to Write
In 2022, I’m going to write more to people in prison and in Congress too, the author vows.
WATCH: Assange: Can Exposure Bring Justice?
Join Fidel Narváez, former consul at the Ecuador embassy in London, and John Kiriakou, former C.I.A. officer and CN columnist, discussing Julian Assange’s case. Produced by the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee, WI. Watch the replay.