civil liberties
Thursday, February 9, 2012
civil liberties PETA Activist Bares Almost All in Boise
Posted by Josh Gross on Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 3:07 PM
For some reason, the folks at PETA choose to visit Boise in January or February each year. Though the winter chill isn't as harsh this year, there's still little-to-no logic behind stripping down to your underwear, that is, unless you're protesting animal cruelty.
So-called "PETA vixen" Diana Mendoza was showing quite a bit of skin this afternoon at Eighth and Main, asking passersby to "bare skin, but don't wear skin."
PETA's message is anything but cute. Activists said animals who are trapped for their fur "suffer excruciating pain before trappers stomp on the animals' chests or break their necks."
Thursday, June 23, 2011
civil liberties Aryan Nations Promote Valley County "Eat, Greet and Meet"
Posted by Jody May-Chang on Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 8:45 AM
The Northwest Region of the Aryan Nation is promoting an all-day "eat, greet and meet" event Sunday, June 26, at Valley County's Lake Cascade State Park.
Idaho Parks and Recreation Communications Manager Jennifer Blazek told Citydesk Lake Cascade’s park manager has been communicating with John Bolen, Aryan Nations NW Coordinator, informing him of Camp Buttercup's park rules.
State parks require a per-approval application for groups larger than 25 persons. Blazek said the park has yet to receive an application from the group and so far only two campsites were reserved for attendees.
“Because it is public property, we cannot be selective on who utilizes the property," said Blazek. "We do ensure everybody abides by the same rules.”
Fliers promoting the gathering posted on the Aryan Nation website claim, “lying, cheating, sexual deviants are running America," "hate crime legislation targets whites," "non-white crime is underreported" and "by 2020 there will be no white child-bearing age females to sustain a viable population.”
The website has a link to the state park page for Lake Cascade that, when clicked on, opens the state’s park page framed inside the Aryan Nation website under the banner: “Fighting Jewish Takeover for 35 years.”
“I prefer our agency didn’t at all look as if it was affiliated with or endorsing that entity, because certainly we don’t," said Blazek. "There is really nothing we can do to control the links or windows they have pop up on their website.”
Friday, March 19, 2010
prisons / civil liberties CCA Oklahoma Warden in Boise for "Transition"
Posted by Nathaniel Hoffman on Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 5:06 PM
The warden of a Corrections Corporation of America prison in Oklahoma where an Idaho inmate was killed by other inmates in 2008 is in Boise this week with a CCA transition team, after a shakeup in the leadership at the privately-run Idaho Correctional Center.
CCA, which manages Idaho's largest state prison, removed warden Phillip Valdez and assistant warden Daniel Prado from the helm at ICC this week after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the prison alleging extreme levels of violence which violated prisoners' constitutional rights.
Valdez and Prado remain employed by CCA and will be reassigned, CCA spokesman Steve Owen told citydesk in an e-mail.
Timothy Wengler was named interim warden at ICC, having been transferred from the 1,600-bed Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minn., which was shuttered in February because of a lack of customers.
- CCA
- Fred Figueroa, North Fork
"IDOC is working with Mr. Figueroa and the other members of the team to provide for a smooth transition," said Idaho Department of Corrections spokesman Jeff Ray.
Inmates at ISCI recognized Figueroa from their time spent at North Fork. Idaho housed inmates in Oklahoma between 2005 and July 2009 when 188 were brought back to the state and bunked at ICC. One source told citydesk that Idaho inmates saw Figueroa as a fair warden.
But one Idaho inmate was killed by other prisoners at North Fork under Figueroa's watch. On the evening of June 25, 2008, David Drashner, 51, of Canyon County was attacked and killed by other inmates. The Chief Medical Examiner in Oklahoma City ruled the death a homicide and according to a report obtained by citydesk, Drashner died from a traumatic brain injury.
We have not been able to determine if anyone was charged in Drashner's death.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
civil liberties / ACLU ACLU hires new director
Posted by Nathaniel Hoffman on Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 9:21 AM
Monica Hopkins, who has worked in several local nonprofit organizations, will take the helm at the American Civil Liberties of Idaho on Dec. 1.
“The work of the ACLU has never been more relevant, and I am deeply honored and humbled to lead the ACLU’s efforts throughout our state,” Hopkins said, in a press release.
After moving to Boise from San Francisco in 1997, Hopkins worked as Director of Development for Planned Parenthood of Idaho and Executive Director of the Fund for Idaho, a progressive grantmaking foundation. As the Director of Development & Communications for the Friends of Zoo Boise, she completed a $3.7 million capital campaign to build an African Plains Exhibit, increased membership by 23%, and updated the organization’s technology and communications practices.
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