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May 30, 2013

NEW LAWSUIT: Massive Human Rights Violations at Mississippi Prison

NEW LAWSUIT: Massive Human Rights Violations at Mississippi Prison

May 30, 2013

Joe's Law Gets the Boot: A Lawyer for the Plaintiffs Explains

Joe's Law Gets the Boot: A Lawyer for the Plaintiffs Explains

May 24, 2013

Kanye West, New Slaves and a Long Tradition of Locking People Up for Profit

Kanye West, New Slaves and a Long Tradition of Locking People Up for Profit

May 21, 2013

Two Big Wins for Civil Liberties in Monday's Immigration Markup

Two Big Wins for Civil Liberties in Monday's Immigration Markup

May 16, 2013

Open Letter to the Corrections Corporation of America after 30 Years of Locking People Up for Profit

Open Letter to the Corrections Corporation of America after 30 Years of Locking People Up for Profit

May 14, 2013

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµJoins Human Rights Coalition Opposing Force-Feeding at Guantánamo

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµJoins Human Rights Coalition Opposing Force-Feeding at Guantánamo

May 7, 2013

Three Reasons to Join Our Protest of 30 Years of Private Prisons Today in D.C.

Three Reasons to Join Our Protest of 30 Years of Private Prisons Today in D.C.

May 6, 2013

Two Weeks of Protests Start Tomorrow! 30 Years of For-Profit Prisons Is Nothing to Celebrate

Two Weeks of Protests Start Tomorrow! 30 Years of For-Profit Prisons Is Nothing to Celebrate

May 1, 2013

Eighteen Months of Sometimes Deadly Screw-Ups: Ohio Must Get Out of the For-Profit Prison Business

Eighteen Months of Sometimes Deadly Screw-Ups: Ohio Must Get Out of the For-Profit Prison Business

May 1, 2013

Force-Feeding at Guantánamo Must End, As Should the Injustice Driving the Hunger Strike

Force-Feeding at Guantánamo Must End, As Should the Injustice Driving the Hunger Strike