News & Commentary about Prisoners' Rights
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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
Sep 6, 2011
Charging for Prison Visits is Bad Business
Aug 30, 2011
Rikers Island Spared by Irene, But What About Next Time?
Aug 24, 2011
California Can Reform Solitary Confinement
Aug 22, 2011
"Solitary Confinement Should be a Last Resort"
Aug 19, 2011
License to Abuse? Time for Bureau of Prisons to Sever Ties with CCA
Aug 19, 2011
Tennessee and Virginia Agree: Stop Shackling Pregnant Women
Aug 17, 2011
The ACLU's 12-Step Plan to End California's Addiction to Incarceration