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Solitary Confinement
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A Mother Who Just Wanted to Know When Her Son Would Eat
With her dark brown hair pulled into a ponytail, one can see the emotions that play across Canales' face when she talks about solitary confinement - especially since her …
Reports Condemn Health Care and Solitary Confinement in Arizona State Prisons
The American Civil Liberties Union and Prison Law Office released a series of 26 reports alleging extensive problems with the Arizona Department of Corrections' healthcare program and its use …
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Abolishing the Broken US Juvenile Justice System
In her second book, "Burning Down the House," Nell Bernstein shows that the fight to abolish juvenile detention facilities and decarcerate youth is far from over.
Videos Show Brutal Treatment of Prisoners With Mental Illness
Recently obtained videos which have been exposed to the public show corrections officers using extreme force on incarcerated people suffering from various forms of mental illness.
Time to Speak Up: Women’s Prison Resistance in Alabama
While abuses inside an Alabama women's prison have made headlines, less attention has been paid to the activism and organizing by women inside.
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A Year After Mass Hunger Strike in California Prisons, What’s Changed?
Last July, 30,000 California prisoners went on hunger strike. Some have been released from solitary and correctional authorities continue a review process as a class-action lawsuit by prisoners goes …
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Bringing Prison Abuse Out of the Shadows to End It
Conditions in US prisons are far worse than those depicted in the Netflix hit, "Orange Is the New Black" - even rising to the definition of "torture" in many …
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California Turns to Private Prison to Address Overcrowding and Medical Care
California has contracted with a private prison corporation to open a 260-bed women's prison. But will a new prison address the overcrowding and medical neglect facing the state's female …
Hundreds of California Prisoners in Isolation to Join Class Action Lawsuit
Today, a federal judge allowed hundreds of California prisoners to join a lawsuit challenging prolonged solitary confinement in California prisons when she granted the case class action status.
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Woman Gives Birth in Solitary Confinement as Jailers Ignore Cries for Help
Nicole Guerrero's experience was downright horrific.