News & Commentary about Prisoners' Rights
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Oct 6, 2010
When Will California Stop Shackling Pregnant Women?
Sep 28, 2010
Colorado Women's Prison Ends Labia Lift Search Policy
Sep 9, 2010
L.A. County Jail Still Plagued by Deputies Who Abuse and Retaliate Against Inmates
Sep 1, 2010
A Mother's Prayer
Aug 26, 2010
Don't Let the Military's Deadly Pain Ray Machine Invade the L.A. County Jail
Aug 26, 2010
Each Day, More Victims
Aug 25, 2010
In Colorado, A New Breed of Degrading Search in Prisons
Aug 24, 2010
No More Squirrel Cages in Louisiana's St. Tammany Parish
Aug 11, 2010
You've Got (No) Mail
Aug 10, 2010
Price Gouging in Prison