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Rhode Island Stands Up For Pregnant Women in Prison: Says No to Shackling

By Amy Fettig, National Prison Project & Becca Cadoff, Reproductive Freedom Project & Steven Brown, ACLU of Rhode Island at 12:18pm
Following the lead of a dozen other states, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has signed into law a bill that sharply restricts the harmful practice of shackling ... Read More

States Aim to Make the Grade When It Comes to Shackling Pregnant Prisoners

By Becca Cadoff, Reproductive Freedom Project at 7:35pm
A few days ago, Mie Lewis blogged on the importance, and challenges, of protecting women in the criminal justice system. A recent report by the Rebecca Project and ... Read More

Glee Rocks Sex Ed

By Becca Cadoff, Reproductive Freedom Project & Dahlia Ward, ACLU at 6:07pm
Full disclosure: We're total Gleeks. We love the show and were so excited for this week's episode, Sexy, where Gwyneth Paltrow returns as a substitute sex ed ... Read More
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