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THE SEARCH FOR A FORGOTTEN ACTIVIST—Marty Goddard, pioneer of the modern forensic “rape kit”—takes a deep dive into the vagaries of the US justice system and the many ways it grinds down the most vulnerable, including Ms. Goddard herself. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-secret-history-of-the-rape-kit-pagan-kennedy/1142929102?ean=9780593314715

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I've been gradually crossposting my @TexasObserver stories onto my website. Using a history book as a jumping off point, this article illuminates how decades of queer activism in ushered in a landmark ruling that changed people's lives. https://kitoconnell.com/2023/02/09/lawrence-v-texas-phelps-review/

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“We’ve kind of forgotten about how big a behemoth the government has become as a surveiller of its populace.”

Our top story: Unpacking the millions spent on -based surveillance of the border ... and how the state's gaze has expanded well beyond the edges of our nation. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surveillance-arsenal-artificial-intelligence-lege/

The three-drug protocol first used by states was intended to make sure the person on the gurney died. Extremely high doses of three drugs—each lethal in its own right—would ensure that if one drug failed, one of the other two would surely work. But this three-drug plan wasn’t reviewed by anyone before adopted it, followed the next day by . https://www.texasobserver.org/sordid-story-behind-lethal-injection/

An Algorithm Deemed This Nearly Blind 70-Year-Old Prisoner a “Moderate Risk.” Now He’s No Longer Eligible for Parole.
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A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. Civil rights attorneys say it could disproportionately harm Black people — and may even be unconstitutional.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tiger-algorithm-louisiana-parole-calvin-alexander?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

wants to read Secrets of the Killing State by Corinna Barrett Lain

Corinna Barrett Lain: Secrets of the Killing State (2025, New York University Press) No rating

Heard about this via @TexasObserver@texasobserver.social at:

www.texasobserver.org/sordid-story-behind-lethal-injection/

I've heard before about how lethal injection is pseudoscience. Perhaps a full treatment is given in this book. Now that I've decided to go into nursing, having a full understanding of the system could help to motivate healthcare to take a stronger stance against it.

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“BookPeople Events Presents:” (an image of Lise Olsen, a white woman in a blur patterned v-neck, with the cover of her new book The Scientist and the Serial Killer) Lise Olsen, author of Code of Silence, with Michelle Pitcher. Wed. Apr 9 at 7pm. 603 Lamar Blvd. Austin, Texas.