News & Commentary about Prisoners' Rights

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Apr 24, 2014
How to Disappear a Mentally Ill Grandmother: Throw Her in Solitary

Apr 15, 2014
Congratulations! The Taxes You Just Paid Might Be On Their Way to a Private Prison

Mar 26, 2014
From Dee to Patti: Transgender Women Fighting Back Against Sexual Assault in Detention

Mar 24, 2014
What's the Difference Between Force Feeding and Waterboarding?

Mar 14, 2014
Today in Disgusting: Getting Rich By Locking Up Grandpa

Mar 13, 2014
Shocking: Seattle Treats 47-Year-Old Woman Like Person, Not Problem

Mar 9, 2014
U.S. Human Rights Record Undergoes International Scrutiny