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Amnesty International Denounces Torture in California Prisons: an Interview with Tessa Murphy
The Amnesty report states that u201cno other US state is believed to have held so many prisoners for such long periods in indefinite isolation.u201d
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Florida Okays Execution of Schizophrenic Man in Direct Violation of Supreme Court Ruling
Ferguson was sentenced to death for a 1977 mass murder in Miami Dade, which he committed shortly after the state released him from a mental hospital against the warnings …
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On Anniversary of Hunger Strike Pelican Bay Prisoners in Solitary Confinement See No Change Request Intervention of CA Governor
A year after their hunger strike, prisoners in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) of Pelican Bay State Prison send an open letter to Governor Jerry Brown expressing their frustration …
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Dream Defenders Challenge Candidates to Tackle the “War on Youth” in Next Debate
In Boca Raton on Monday, the presidential candidates will be greeted by young activists with questions not covered in the debates.
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Taxpayers Spend Millions on Valley Fever in Prisons
Californians are locked into contributing to the cost of treating state inmates sickened by valley fever.
How Speculating on Prisons Leads to Mass Incarceration
It's certainly one strategy to fulfill an unmet need; it's another to produce one.
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Reflections on “Columbus” Day
Columbus Day reminds me that my countryu2019s origin was based on violence, subjugation, racism and genocide.
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“The Measure of a Nation” Challenges Illusions of American Superiority
New book throws a much-needed bucket of cold water on a nation that seems determined to sleepwalk its way over a cliff.
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The Life and Death of an Australian Hero Whose Skin Was the Wrong Color
Pilger remembers Aboriginal leader Arthur Murray, who died recently after a life of hard work in the cotton fields of Australia and fighting for justice for his son, who …
Back to $chool: College Is the Past, Prison Is the Future
Over three decades, voters in California starved their state - and so their colleges and universities - of cash.