News & Commentary about Prisoners' Rights
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Nov 14, 2014
The United States Admits It Crossed a Line. That鈥檚 the Least of It.
Oct 23, 2014
Not Having a Roof Over Your Head Can Mean Jail Time: The Criminalization of Homelessness
Oct 17, 2014
Jail Doesn't Help Addicts. Let's Stop Sending Them There.
Oct 9, 2014
A Psychotic Episode Shouldn't End in a Jail Cell
Oct 7, 2014
A Close Shave for Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court
Oct 3, 2014
Victory Against Sheriff Joe Arpaio鈥檚 Jails, Where Too Many Have Suffered and Died From Neglect
Sep 29, 2014
The Wal-Mart Model: Not Just for Retail, Now It鈥檚 for Private Prisons Too!
Sep 24, 2014
Three Years in a Cage. No Charges and No Lawyer.
Sep 23, 2014
This Is What Happens When the Secretary of Defense is in Charge of Your Medical Care