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The National Prison Project is dedicated to ensuring that our nation's prisons, jails, and detention centers comply with the Constitution, domestic law, and human rights principles.
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Oct 7, 2011

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

Oct 3, 2011

California Prisoners on Hunger Strike Again to Protest Solitary Confinement

California Prisoners on Hunger Strike Again to Protest Solitary Confinement

Oct 3, 2011

L.A. Times Columnist to L.A. Sheriff: Right Your Ship

L.A. Times Columnist to L.A. Sheriff: Right Your Ship

Sep 30, 2011

97 Years in Prison for a Mentally Ill Man Who Threw Feces

97 Years in Prison for a Mentally Ill Man Who Threw Feces

Sep 29, 2011

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLens: Rachel Maddow Highlights ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµReport on Abuse in Los Angeles Jails

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLens: Rachel Maddow Highlights ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµReport on Abuse in Los Angeles Jails

Sep 28, 2011

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLens: Abuse in the Los Angeles County Jails

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµLens: Abuse in the Los Angeles County Jails

Sep 9, 2011

Attica 40 Years Later: Much Progress, But Much Still Left to Do

Attica 40 Years Later: Much Progress, But Much Still Left to Do

Sep 6, 2011

Charging for Prison Visits is Bad Business

Charging for Prison Visits is Bad Business

Aug 30, 2011

Rikers Island Spared by Irene, But What About Next Time?

Rikers Island Spared by Irene, But What About Next Time?

Aug 24, 2011

California Can Reform Solitary Confinement

California Can Reform Solitary Confinement