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The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµworks in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

Apr 3, 2013

Shocking Video from Maine Prison Shows a Restrained Prisoner Being Tortured with Pepper Spray

Shocking Video from Maine Prison Shows a Restrained Prisoner Being Tortured with Pepper Spray

Mar 26, 2013

Prisons' Outdated Technology Prevents Those with Disabilities from Communicating with Their Loved Ones

Prisons' Outdated Technology Prevents Those with Disabilities from Communicating with Their Loved Ones

Mar 12, 2013

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµto Testify Today: Solitary Confinement is a Human Rights Violation Happening on U.S. Soil

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµto Testify Today: Solitary Confinement is a Human Rights Violation Happening on U.S. Soil

Mar 11, 2013

The Change in Maine: The Pine Tree State Leads the Way on Solitary Confinement Reform

The Change in Maine: The Pine Tree State Leads the Way on Solitary Confinement Reform

Feb 28, 2013

For Kids With Parents Behind Bars, The Work of Black History Month Is Incomplete

For Kids With Parents Behind Bars, The Work of Black History Month Is Incomplete

Feb 14, 2013

Three Questions Senator Durbin and the DOJ Need to Ask about Federal Solitary

Three Questions Senator Durbin and the DOJ Need to Ask about Federal Solitary

Feb 13, 2013

New York Prisons: A Human Rights Crisis in Our Own Backyard

New York Prisons: A Human Rights Crisis in Our Own Backyard

Jan 9, 2013

A Misguided Ruling in the WikiLeaks Case: 23 Hours a Day Alone in a Cell is Always Solitary Confinement

A Misguided Ruling in the WikiLeaks Case: 23 Hours a Day Alone in a Cell is Always Solitary Confinement

Jan 4, 2013

Tamms Supermax Prison, with its Inhumane and Ridiculously Expensive Solitary Confinement Practices, is Officially a Thing of the Past!

Tamms Supermax Prison, with its Inhumane and Ridiculously Expensive Solitary Confinement Practices, is Officially a Thing of the Past!

Dec 31, 2012

Lives Lost in 2012: Who Did We Kill?

Lives Lost in 2012: Who Did We Kill?