News & Commentary about Private Prisons
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The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
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Apr 30, 2012
Private Prisons Are the Problem, Not the Solution
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Mar 29, 2012
"A Picture of Such Horror as Should Be Unrealized Anywhere in the Civilized World"
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Mar 16, 2012
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
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Feb 27, 2012
Groundbreaking Decree in Mississippi Bans Solitary Confinement of Kids Convicted as Adults