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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.
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Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers: Jeffrey Franklin
‘One of the worst challenges I have faced is witnessing so many other SHU prisoners lose their minds.’
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Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers: Ronnie Dewberry
Marie Levin, sister to Ronnie Dewberry, a plaintiff in the Center for Constitutional Rights lawsuit challenging long-term solitary confinement, describes how he was not allowed to donate a kidney …
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: Danny Troxell
‘Sadly, this institution wants to break as many ties and bonds to family and community as it can,’ writes Danny Troxell.
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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 …