News & Commentary about Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Conditions
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Aug 22, 2011
"Solitary Confinement Should be a Last Resort"
Aug 5, 2011
Correcting Corrections: Chuck Solitary
Jul 22, 2011
Choosing Death Over Life: (Still) Starving to Stop Solitary
Jul 13, 2011
Immigrants in Detention: Forgotten Victims of Prison Rape
Jul 8, 2011
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
Jul 8, 2011
Starving For Better Conditions in California Prisons
Jul 1, 2011
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
Jun 16, 2011
Rhode Island Stands Up For Pregnant Women in Prison: Says No to Shackling
May 24, 2011
Plata is a Net Benefit to Public Safety and Our Constitutional Rights
May 23, 2011
ACLU Lens: Supreme Court Orders California to Reduce its Prison Population to Alleviate Overcrowding