Open nine. Open nine. In this special in this special investigation, fault lines gains investigation, fault lines gains unprecedented and exclusive unprecedented and exclusive access to prisons across the access to prisons across the United States and discovers a United States and discovers a booming population of elderly booming population of elderly inmates. Inmates. We ask whats the we ask whats the true cost of americas true cost of americas lockemupandthrowawaythe lockemupandthrowawaythe key approach to justice . Key approach to justice . I heard him fall. I heard him fall. Inmates call this the death inmates call this the death house. House. The geriatric unit at the joseph the geriatric unit at the Joseph Harp Correctional Center in harp Correctional Center in lexington, oklahoma, holds more lexington, oklahoma, holds more than 250 elderly and disabled than 250 elderly and disabled offenders. Offenders. It was created 3 years it was created 3 years ago in response to a ago in re
Nostalgia for obama during this era of trump, especially when you compare that speech from the fourth of july five years ago to what we heard yesterday on the white house lawn. American heroes defeated the nazis, dethroned the fascists, toppled the communists, saved american values, upheld american principles and chased down the terrorists to the very ends of the earth. We are now in the process of defeating the radical left, the marksist marxists, the agitators, the looters, the anarchists, and people who in many instances have absolutely no clue what theyre doing. Trump once again, and unsurprisingly, is amplifying racial divides in america rather than attempting to unify a country that is in crisis from both the coronavirus pandemic and a National Reckoning on race centuries in the making. His us versus them rhetoric comesemboldened white people pulling guns on protesters. This viral video shows a Woman Holding a gun on a black mother and her two daughters in a chipotle parking lot.
He dedicated his entire life to nonviolent activism and was an outspoken advocate in the struggle for equal justice in america. He will be deeply missed. John lewis was born a sharecroppers son on a cotton farm. Lewis attended segregated schools. He spent his life as an activist fighting for civil rights. Often speaking out about the importance of getting into, quote, good trouble. That included the lunch counter sitins during segregation. Altogether it was a moving feeling within me that i was sitting there demanding a god given right and my soul became satisfied that i was right in what i was doing. At the same time there was something deep down within me moving me that i could no longer be satisfied with an evil system that i had to be maladjusted to it, and in spite of all of this, i had to keep loving the people who denied me service, who stared at me. Lewis was arrested during the freedom rides of 1961 in mississippi for using a socalled white restroom. He was the last surviving
History. Flags at capitol hill now flying at half staff in honor of the outspoken icon. The eldest son of Martin Luther wing jr. Speaking with fox news earlier. It is, it is a sad day. You know, it almost feels like a part of history has moved to another dimension. And one of the things, i might add, is in the same day that john lewis transitioned, so did dr. John vivian who was also a lieutenant of my father. He was 95 years old. Arthel we have live fox team coverage. David spunt has new reaction from the white house, but we begin with Steve Harrigan live in atlanta, a district represented by congressman lewis for 33 years, since 1987. Steve . Reporter arthel, a remarkable journey for john lewis beginning in rural alabama 80 years ago. His parents were sharecroppers for a white farm owner. Shehe was the third of ten children. He was inspired by reverend Martin Luther king, writing dr. King a letter and receiving a round trip bus ticket in return. He began by trying to integrate lunch
Near youve managed to somehow to and what was the pushback like we were a tight community and look out for each other and try to take care of each other we were strongly encouraging everyone to wear masks as we saw the percentage of positive testing rate go up, we knew we had to take additional action either that or we were looking at shutting down our economy and so on june 23rd, we put in a mandatory mask order initially the compliance was slow, and we had our code enforcement, we had our fire marshal, and we had our pd out going business to business weve checked over 2,500 businesses weve issued and i think were the only city in the tampa region that has issued municipal violations for violating the order. Now were seeing much better compliance and were finally starting to see our percentage of positive testing rate start to decline which is a move in the right direction. One of the you tweeted on july the 17th, yesterday, it wasnt long ago that state officials werent permitted to s