Tag: government accountability
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Democratic Socialism — Context & Controversies
By LeRoy Nellis Definition Democratic socialism is often presented as distinct from authoritarian communism. Its stated goal is to merge social ownership of resources with democratic governance and individual rights.Yet history shows that several movements describing themselves as democratic socialist have, in practice, drifted toward corruption, economic collapse, censorship, or selective repression once concentrated power…
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SUMMARY — WILLIAMSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RESPONSE (PIA ID# 40621)
google-site-verification: google76036a55c413189b.html Your SEO optimized title page contents Date: October 27, 2025 From: Katie Lentz, Open Records Coordinator, Williamson County Sheriff’s Office To: Texas Attorney General, Open Records Division Subject: Request for Ruling on Disclosure — PIA ID# 40621 Complainant/Requestor: LeRoy Nellis II
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Email to Senator Ted Cruz — DOJ Civil Rights Complaint Oversight Request
Subject: Request for Oversight and Meeting — DOJ Civil Rights Complaint on Williamson County Jail AI Surveillance To: austin_office@cruz.senate.govCc: special.litigation@usdoj.gov, oig.hotline@usdoj.gov (optional) Dear Senator Cruz and Staff, My name is LeRoy Nellis II, and I am a Texas constituent and former detainee of the Williamson County Jail. I am writing to inform your office that…
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Email to Senator John Cornyn — Request for Oversight and Meeting
Request for Oversight and Meeting — DOJ Civil Rights Complaint on AI Surveillance in Texas Jails Dear Senator Cornyn and Staff, My name is LeRoy Nellis II, a Texas constituent and former detainee of the Williamson County Jail. I am reaching out to share a formal civil-rights complaint that I recently filed with the U.S.…
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Dear FBI Civil Rights Division,
My name is LeRoy Nellis II, and I am a Texas resident and former detainee of the Williamson County Jail in Georgetown, Texas. I am writing to submit a formal civil-rights complaint regarding the use of AI-enabled surveillance and data-integration systems operating within that facility under an Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA) with the U.S. Marshals…
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First Step Act connects to Intergovernmental Service Agreements (IGSAs)
1. How the First Step Act connects to Intergovernmental Service Agreements (IGSAs)The BOP doesn’t run every facility where federal inmates are held. It rents space from counties, cities, and private operators through Intergovernmental Service Agreements — or IGSAs. These are contracts between:A federal agency (like the U.S. Marshals Service or BOP), andA local jail, county…
