News & Commentary about Prisoners' Rights
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Oct 4, 2013
After 42 Years in Solitary, Herman Wallace Dies a Free Man
Oct 1, 2013
Meet the Prison Phone Company Profiting Off Love
Sep 17, 2013
CCA At It Again: Held in Contempt for Understaffing Prison and Lying About It
Sep 6, 2013
New limits announced on ICE's solitary confinement of immigrants
Aug 28, 2013
What Happened to My Son Should Never Happen Again
Aug 22, 2013
In Yet Another Act of Courage, Chelsea Manning Comes Out
Aug 6, 2013
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Colorado Continues to Warehouse Mentally Ill Prisoners in Solitary
Aug 1, 2013
Former Death Row Prisoner Speaks Out Against Solitary, Capital Punishment