News & Commentary about Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Conditions
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May 17, 2012
The Shameful Index of Prison Rape - Action on PREA Can End the Violence
May 15, 2012
16 and Solitary: Texas Jails Isolate Children
May 3, 2012
Too young to shave, but old enough for solitary
May 2, 2012
Long Island Should Break its Addiction to Incarceration
Apr 30, 2012
Private Prisons Are the Problem, Not the Solution
Apr 25, 2012
CT Ends Death Penalty! One Big Step for a Small State; One Giant Step for our Society
Apr 12, 2012
Standing Up Against Sexual Assault By the State
Apr 10, 2012
Los Angeles Sheriff Endorses Report Recommending Swift Closure of Infamous Jail