A Lifetime Sentence: Imprisoned Minds
by The Nation
The Nation— Hector Manuel Rodriguez Incarcerated people’s mental health is ignored.
Boing Boing—Louisiana rapist sentenced to 50 years imprisonment and physical castration. As part of a plea deal, a Louisiana man who groomed, raped and threatened a 14-year-old girl has agreed to serve a 50-year prison sentence and to be physically castrated. The most unusual part of the punishment is unlikely to happen, though, as the district attorney's office says the castration will not take place until he is about to be released: he'd be 104 years old. — Read the rest
Boing Boing—Elizabeth Holmes's sentence was reduced, again. Disgraced Elizabeth "Call me Liz" Holmes's Federal prison sentence for defrauding Theranos' investors has been shortened by four additional months. In July of 2023 the former CEO of Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, had her 135 month Federal prison sentence shortened by 2 years, now, The Guardian reports it has been reduced by an additional four months. — Read the rest
The A.V. Club—Change my mind: Rom-coms. My whole life, I’ve been telling myself I’m not a rom-com person. I’m not a romantic at heart; those narratives just don’t appeal to me. But there’s always something that tugs at the back of my brain, especially working in the field that I do, that makes me pause. I’ll be editing a review for The Idea Of You and think, “Why am I being so cynical about this? Why can’t I see the joy in romance?” To help me sort out my feelings surrounding this complicated-to-me genre, I consulted our resident...