Tag Archives: Arizona Department of Corrections

Alessandra Soler Meetze Interview — Podcast April 20, 2015

The ACLU in Arizona, 2014/15: Some Good News for a Change. Democratic Perspective’s Gary LaMaster and Steve Williamson discuss some recent civil liberties litigation victories with Alessandra Soler Meetze, Executive Director of the ACLU for Arizona. Dreamers got their driver’s licenses, Joe Arpaio was enjoined from … Continue reading

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A Prison System That Punishes Taxpayers.

Our own Bill Timberman was this week’s guest on Democratic Perspective. Bill has made several presentations in the past. This time, he focused on the privatization of prisons in Arizona. He began by saying, “This idea of the outsourcing and … Continue reading

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Privatizing Prisons — Podcast June 11, 2012

Privatizing Prisons: A Bad Idea for Arizona and for the Nation: Bill Timberman joins Democratic Perspective co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson to discuss the movement to privatize state prisons in Arizona and nationwide — who’s behind it, why they’re pushing … Continue reading

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