Defense Dep’t Says US Gov’t Not Guantanamo Detainees Own Art Detainees Created

Defense Dep’t Says US Gov’t Not Guantanamo Detainees Own Art Detainees Created

November 21, 2017 Oscar Michelen 1

The Dept of Defense changed a policy this month affecting the 41 remaining detainees at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, known as Gitmo. The DOD ruled that detainees did not possess the artwork they created while detained and could not display it publicly or sell it. Art classes started at Gitmo “in the later years of […]

Judge falls asleep during murder trial. Illinois Appeals Ct says “So what?”

November 10, 2017 Oscar Michelen 6

Illinois Judge Jeffrey O’Connor took a short nap during the presentation of evidence in the murder trial of Nicholas Sheley, charged with a notorious killing spree. At the 2014, trial, the lights were dimmed so the jury could watch security camera footage on a monitor. When the presentation ended, an assistant attorney general asked that […]