News & Commentary about Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Conditions
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Oct 26, 2011
Battling Prison Rape: Immigration Detainees Deserve Protection, Too
Oct 3, 2011
California Prisoners on Hunger Strike Again to Protest Solitary Confinement
Sep 30, 2011
97 Years in Prison for a Mentally Ill Man Who Threw Feces
Sep 29, 2011
ACLU Lens: Rachel Maddow Highlights ACLU Report on Abuse in Los Angeles Jails
Sep 28, 2011
ACLU Lens: Abuse in the Los Angeles County Jails
Sep 9, 2011
Attica 40 Years Later: Much Progress, But Much Still Left to Do
Aug 30, 2011
Rikers Island Spared by Irene, But What About Next Time?
Aug 24, 2011
California Can Reform Solitary Confinement