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Prisoners' Rights:
The ACLU's National Prison Project is the only national litigation program on behalf of prisoners. Since 1972, the NPP has represented more than 100,000 men, women and children. The NPP continues to fight unconstitutional conditions and the "lock 'em up" mentality that prevails in the legislatures. Learn more about our project and take action to protect the rights guaranteed to all Americans.


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Prisoner Rights : Legal Documents

Roderick Johnson's Offender Protection Investigation Forms (02/26/2004)

Complaints Filed by Roderick Johnson (02/26/2004)

Brief in Hadix v. Johnson (02/05/2004)

ACLU National Prison Project 2002-2003 Litigation Docket (12/29/2003)

ACLU Brief in Russell, et al. v. Johnson, et al. (11/05/2003)

ACLU's Ninth Circuit amicus brief in Auer v. Donat, et al (05/16/2003)
The National Prison Project's recently filed amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit, arguing that technical pleading rules (in this case, a requirement that the prisoner seek in his grievance every form of relief he eventually wishes to seek in his lawsuit) should not be read into PLRA's exhaustion requirement.

Amador v. Andrews (04/28/2003)

Halloran v. Armstrong et. al., Complaint for Damages (04/25/2003)

Gulash v. Armstrong et. al., Complaint for Damages (04/25/2003)

Farrell v. Harper (04/25/2003)

Wiseman v. Armstrong et. al., Complaint (04/25/2003)

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