News & Commentary about Prisoners' Rights
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Nov 29, 2012
VICTORY: Massachusetts Court Orders Greater Protections for Prisoners in Solitary Confinement
Oct 26, 2012
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
Oct 23, 2012
Marty Atencio (1967-2011): Another Victim of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Jails
Oct 17, 2012
New Support for Ending the Solitary Confinement of Youth
Oct 10, 2012
Growing Up Locked Down: Youth in Solitary Confinement
Oct 9, 2012
NY State Council of Churches Joins Faith Voices Condemning Longterm Solitary
Oct 5, 2012
Victory: No More Shackles on Pregnant Prisoners
Oct 3, 2012
Life in a Box: Inhumane and Unsafe Extreme Isolation in New York鈥檚 Prisons