Prison

George Pauk takes a closer look at the Gitmo hunger strikers and hypothesizes about how starvation relates to freedom.

Truthout Executive Director Maya Schenwar on why the humane treatment of prisoners is integral to the preservation of human rights.

Paul Redd, former Oakland resident who grew up on the streets of Oakland, is now a resident of Pelican Bay State Prison SHU Dungeon Windowless Cells.

As the strike pushes forward and the numbers teeter, will the publicity keep up?

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.

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

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 …

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.

Suffering from severe medical problems, 71-year-old George Ruiz is challenging long-term solitary confinement.

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 …