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Role friend and three children looked on. Newly released surveillance contradict the officers claim of self defense. We will speak to the attorney for Delrawn Smalls family. Then we look at a stunning expose into the privatized world of prison extradition in which prisoners are transferred across the country by forprofit van companies. In the second leg of his transports, he was picked up and the guards on the second leg admitted that were marking mocking his moans and groans and making fun of the whining and complaining he was doing. Within about seven hours, he was found dead, covered in urin in the back of the van. Amy and we will speak to congressman Keith Ellison about this weekends mass black lives matter protests and get an update on how he and other Bernie Sanders supporters are attempting to push the Democratic Party to adopt a more progressive platform. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Protes
Delrawn small was shot dead by a doctor to Police Officer after a traffic incident as delrawn plus role friend and three children looked on. Newly releleased surveveillanc contradictct the officers clam of self defense. We will speak to the attorney for Delrawn Smalls family. Then we look at a stunning expose into the privatized world of prison extradition in which prisoners are transferred across the country by forprofit van companies. In the second leg of his transports, he was picked up and the guards on the second leg admitted that were marking mocking his moans and groans and making fun of the whining and complaining he was doing. Within about seven hours, he was found dead, covered in urin in the back of the van. Amy and we will speak to congressman Keith Ellison about this weekends mass black lives matter protests and get an update on how he and other Bernie Sanders supporters are attemptiting to push the Democratic Party to adopt a more progressive platform. All thatat and more