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Gang Instigation Alleged in California Prison Hunger Strike; Force-Feeding Possible
California's prison hunger strike has resulted in several hospitalizations and one death. And now the state may force-feed them.
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New York Promised Help for Mentally Ill Inmates – but Still Sticks Many in Solitary
Since protections were first added to protect inmates with mental illness in solitary confinement, the number of inmates diagnosed with severe mental illness has dropped.
Beatings and Threats: Odyssey of a Prisoner-Advocate, From Virginia to Texas
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson is a prisoner-journalist, political organizer, and advocate, who the Virginia, Oregon, and Texas prison authorities would very much like to silence, permanently. If that sounds ominous, …
Lynne Stewart Needs Our Help
Compassionate Release Denied BUT ALL Is Not Lost. ACT NOW!
Lynne Stewart Needs Our Help
Compassionate Release Denied BUT ALL Is Not Lost. ACT NOW!
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America’s Disappeared
Chris Hedges: Unable to defend themselves from police or poverty, many prisoners are sucked back into the system.
Scores Sign-Up To Go To Jail For Bradley Manning, Willing To Serve His Sentence
In only 24 hours more than 1500 people have signed a petition saying they would be willing to serve part of Bradley Manningu2019s prison sentence.
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Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers’ Stories: Lorenzo Benton
As the hunger strikers enter their 4th week, Pelican Bay prisoner Lorenzo Benton describes what happens at the facility and theu00a0retaliatory actions that have been taken against the hunger …
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Myths About Illicit Drugs Perpetuate Destructive Policy
The war on drugs is often more harmful to the users than the illicit substances that they use.
Social Death and the Criminalization of Resistance in the California Prison Hunger Strikes
At stake here is the very meaning of social life and social death, and the continued legacy of slavery, both in the U.S. prison system and in the structure …