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Eric Balaban

Former Senior Staff Counsel

National Prison Project, ACLU

Bio

Eric Balaban was a senior staff counsel with the National Prison Project of the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and lead counsel for the Maricopa County Jail detainees in Graves v. Penzone.


Featured work

May 9, 2019

No One Should be Forced to Give Birth Alone in a Jail Cell

No One Should be Forced to Give Birth Alone in a Jail Cell

Mar 28, 2019

A Mentally Ill Man in Solitary Cut Off a Body Part at the Broward County Jail

A Mentally Ill Man in Solitary Cut Off a Body Part at the Broward County Jail

Dec 19, 2018

Brutality Against Prisoners Is Often Unseen. In this Virgin Islands Jail, It Was Caught on Video.

Brutality Against Prisoners Is Often Unseen. In this Virgin Islands Jail, It Was Caught on Video.

Jun 20, 2018

How a Montana Prison Is Reforming Its Treatment of People With Disabilities

How a Montana Prison Is Reforming Its Treatment of People With Disabilities

Feb 28, 2018

Time Has Come to Save Mentally Ill Inmates From Solitary Confinement

Time Has Come to Save Mentally Ill Inmates From Solitary Confinement

Sep 17, 2015

Cops and Guards Getting Away With Murder (Taser Edition)

Cops and Guards Getting Away With Murder (Taser Edition)

Jan 15, 2015

A Living Nightmare in America's Paradise

A Living Nightmare in America's Paradise

Oct 3, 2014

Victory Against Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Jails, Where Too Many Have Suffered and Died From Neglect

Victory Against Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Jails, Where Too Many Have Suffered and Died From Neglect

Apr 3, 2013

Shocking Video from Maine Prison Shows a Restrained Prisoner Being Tortured with Pepper Spray

Shocking Video from Maine Prison Shows a Restrained Prisoner Being Tortured with Pepper Spray

Oct 23, 2012

Marty Atencio (1967-2011): Another Victim of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Jails

Marty Atencio (1967-2011): Another Victim of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Jails