News & Commentary about Prisoners' Rights
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Dec 12, 2012
US at UN Prisoners鈥� Rights Meeting: Progress, but Still Wrong on Solitary Confinement
Dec 11, 2012
U.S. Must Support Progressive Changes to Prison Human Rights Standards
Nov 29, 2012
VICTORY: Massachusetts Court Orders Greater Protections for Prisoners in Solitary Confinement
Oct 26, 2012
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
Oct 23, 2012
Marty Atencio (1967-2011): Another Victim of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Jails
Oct 17, 2012
New Support for Ending the Solitary Confinement of Youth
Oct 10, 2012
Growing Up Locked Down: Youth in Solitary Confinement
Oct 9, 2012
NY State Council of Churches Joins Faith Voices Condemning Longterm Solitary
Oct 5, 2012
Victory: No More Shackles on Pregnant Prisoners