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Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers: Todd Ashker
Todd Ashker describes how solitary confinement at Pelican Bay prison deprived him of any relationship with his mother.
Inside Gitmo Military Commissions
Adam Hudson: Despite potential closing of Gitmo prison, the culture of indefinite detention is institutionalized in the military.
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Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers’ Stories: Gabriel Reyes
Working with the Center for Constitutional Rights, Truthout offers a series of profiles of prisoners on hunger strike at Pelican Bay.
N.C. Youth Defends Against Police Shooting
On December 18th 2012, Carlos Riley Jr. was dropping off his girlfriend around 10AM when he stopped to speak with an acquaintance. Shortly after, Durham police officer Kelly A. …
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Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers’ Stories: Richard Wembe Johnson
A prisoner on hunger strike in California shares his story of years spent in isolation.
In Jail, “Bowl Phone” Takes Edge Off Inmates’ Isolation
Drained metal toilets are used as megaphones.
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US Government Looks to Trim Massive Penal Code
For the first time in two decades, a task force will look at reforms for the criminal justice system.
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Rios Montt and Arpaio: Where Impunity Reigns
What themes tie together the stories of Guatemala's former dictator Rios Montt and of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County in Arizona?
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: How to Pre-Convict and Pre-Punish an American Muslim
Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, many innocent Muslim men are still in prison due to a biased and antiquated legislation aimed to protect America from
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Rabbits, Holes & Child Abduction
Throughout US history, we have wronged people, identified the problem and in time corrected it. Slavery and prison camps are joined by a modern epidemic: Wrongfully stripping children from …