News & Commentary about Prisoners' Rights

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Jul 10, 2014
I Was 16 and in Solitary Before I Ever Even Went to Trial

Jul 3, 2014
CCA Continues to Cite Misleading Study It Funded

Jun 18, 2014
Preying on the Poor: For-Profit Probation Edition

Jun 18, 2014
Vee Isn't the Scariest Villain in Orange Is the New Black. This Is.

Jun 6, 2014
Dee's Triumph: One of the Most Important Trans Victories You Never Heard Of

Jun 5, 2014
Orange Is the New Black Is Filmed at a Real Jail Flooded with Sewage

May 28, 2014
The U.S. Government Treats Detained Immigrants Like Slaves

May 20, 2014
Karma: Private Prison Company Throws Shade and Fails, Badly

May 14, 2014
With Only Your Wits and an Empty Can of Pepper Spray to Protect You