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Tulia documentary nominated for Emmy

Following news that the "Tulia law" requiring corroboration for informants in undercover drug stings is still working as intended to prevent drug convictions without adequate evidence, I'm pleased to learn from Rev. Alan Bean at Friends of Justice (a group founded in 1999 to fight the Tulia raids) that the documentary film "Tulia, Texas" has been nominated for an Emmy. He writes:Kelly Whalen and Cassandra Herrman invested years of their lives making ?Tulia, Texas? and their dedication is being recognized.  The piece they created for the PBS program Independent Lens was recently nominated for an Emmy.According to the folks at Independent Lens, ?TULIA, TEXAS shows how America?s war on drugs and its over-zealous law enforcement, combined with racial divisions, have exposed deep-seated animosities and even starker injustices...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 24, 2010 (boomark / email).