News & Commentary about Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Conditions
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Jul 8, 2010
Louisiana Jail Holds Suicidal Prisoners in "Squirrel Cages"
Jun 14, 2010
Based on a True Story: Treme Documents Work of the ACLU
Jun 4, 2010
Buried in the Bureau of Prisons
May 5, 2010
L.A. Men's Jail is a "Modern-Day Medieval Dungeon"
Mar 26, 2010
Prison as Punishment, Not for Punishment
Feb 17, 2010
Suicidal, in Solitary, and 17
Dec 15, 2009
Exposing the "Secret Punishment" of Incarcerated Children