Announcing Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill ("AIMI")

Personal tragedy sometimes gives rise to important new legislation, organizations, and programs promoting social change that benefits Americans, like the Amber Alert, America’s Most Wanted, Mothers Against...

DOG JUSTICE, by Mary Neal

Too bad you weren't a dog, my brotherIn my heart, I criedMany more people would care about youAnd wonder why you diedYou had no spots or floppy earsYou never fetched a ballInstead, you were a human beingBut poor,...

TASER DEATH TOLL HELD SECRET, by Mary Neal

Burke said right: "All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing"Police use of Tasers continue to be a matter of grave concern to human...

Memphis Police Department Hiring – Perhaps Blacks Need Not Apply

There are 500 police jobs up for grabs on the Memphis Police Department, but according to an Associated Press article released July 9, 2008, perhaps African Americans need not apply.  The article reports...

Mental Patients Gassed in Florida, by Mary Neal

As a child, I watched a movie that presented a shocking display of man's inhumanity to man, and it impressed me for life:  The Diary of Anne Frank.  It awakened me to the fact...

Be Careful, Bush Administration! Stay Back, Doctor Kevorkian!

A wise man wrote, “We all face disabilities sooner or later, if we live long enough.”  Posted below in this article is one of the most life-affirming messages and videos ever. The video...

Memphis Police Taped Beating Transsexual Detainee - $1.3 Million Lawsuit File...

Duanna Johnson is filing a $1.3 million lawsuit for her beating while in custody of Memphis/Shelby County police officers, which was caught on tape.  A local television station carried...