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Brennan Center Files Brief in Michigan Debtors’ Prison Case
The Brennan Center for Justice, along with the ACLU of Michigan, and the Michigan State Planning Body filed an amicus brief late Friday appealing the prison sentence of Joseph …

Brennan Center Files Brief in Michigan Debtors’ Prison Case
The Brennan Center for Justice, along with the ACLU of Michigan, and the Michigan State Planning Body filed an amicus brief late Friday appealing the prison sentence of Joseph …

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American Police Reform and Consent Decrees
Since the 1994 enactment of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, the police forces in many US cities have been subject to federal monitors and consent decrees.

50 Years After “I Have a Dream” for a Chicago Man Exonerated of Murder
For Lee Antione Day, and the 1,195 other former US prisoners who have been exonerated, lasting justice is far from reality.

What Awaits Chelsea Manning as She Begins Her Sentence as the Military’s First Openly Trans Woman?
Will Chelsea Manning be granted access to hormone therapy while at Fort Leavenworth?

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President Obama, Commute Chelsea Manning’s Sentence to Time Served
President Obama was in charge when Manning spent 11 months in conditions described by the UN as cruel and inhumane and when those conditions were changed due to public …

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Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison
Bradley Manning is sentenced to 35 years in military prison for leaking documents to WikiLeaks.

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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, …