News & Commentary about Prisoners' Rights
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May 20, 2014
Karma: Private Prison Company Throws Shade and Fails, Badly
May 14, 2014
With Only Your Wits and an Empty Can of Pepper Spray to Protect You
Apr 24, 2014
How to Disappear a Mentally Ill Grandmother: Throw Her in Solitary
Apr 15, 2014
Congratulations! The Taxes You Just Paid Might Be On Their Way to a Private Prison
Mar 26, 2014
From Dee to Patti: Transgender Women Fighting Back Against Sexual Assault in Detention
Mar 24, 2014
What's the Difference Between Force Feeding and Waterboarding?
Mar 14, 2014
Today in Disgusting: Getting Rich By Locking Up Grandpa