News & Commentary about Prisoners' Rights

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Aug 19, 2011
Tennessee and Virginia Agree: Stop Shackling Pregnant Women
Aug 17, 2011
The ACLU's 12-Step Plan to End California's Addiction to Incarceration

Aug 9, 2011
A Way Toward Balancing Government Budgets While Promoting Justice: Break Our Addiction to Incarceration
Aug 5, 2011
Correcting Corrections: Chuck Solitary
Aug 1, 2011
No Death Left Behind: House Judiciary Committee Approves the Death in Custody Reporting Act
Jul 29, 2011
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
Jul 27, 2011
Outside of Prison Walls, There Still Are Barriers

Jul 22, 2011
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
Jul 22, 2011
Californians Say: Better Policies, Not More Prisons