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Prison

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Please Stop “Reforming” Pelican Bay
As the strike pushes forward and the numbers teeter, will the publicity keep up?

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The Zimmerman Verdict; America Is Still America to Me
Leon argues that had the prosecution stuck to the basic elements of the George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin confrontation, Zimmerman would be back in jail awaiting sentencing.

Survivors of Solitary Confinement
Producer Claire Schoen meets with nine formerly incarcerated persons about their experiences in solitary confinement.

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Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers: Paul Redd
Paul Redd, a plaintiff in the Center for Constitutional Rights lawsuit challenging long-term solitary confinement, was sent to the SHU for political organizing. He talks about being cut off …

Prisoners Stage Hunger Strikes Worldwide
Attorney Michael Ratner on the 30,000 California prisoners on hunger-strike and their solidarity with prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to the occupied territories of Palestine.

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Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers: George Ruiz
Suffering from severe medical problems, 71-year-old George Ruiz is challenging long-term solitary confinement.

Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers
Prisoners in Pelican Bay State Prison's Security Housing Unit (SHU) are isolated for at least twenty-two and a half hours a day in cramped, concrete, windowless cells. They are …

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Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers: Luis Esquivel
Luis Esquivel: 'We want an opportunity to be able to live again, have a visit with our loved ones, give them a hug, shake their hand, like a human …

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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.