No Legal Defense for the Poor
Even among advocates of criminal justice reform, most (ourselves included) tend to focus on the draconian punishments that await the convicted–when in practice, it is the trial process that finishes...
View ArticleU.S. DOJ Documents Torturous Treatment of Prisoners with Mental Illness in...
Guest Post by the Human Rights Coalition Editors’ Note: The following article is reprinted from a special edition of the PA Prisons Report, a publication of the Human Rights Coalition. HRC is a...
View ArticleNew York City Officials and Advocates Push for Change to the “Culture of...
New York City Council Member Daniel Dromm speaks, surrounded by advocates, on the steps of City Hall. Update, 8/22/14: On Thursday, August 21, the New York City Council passed legislation introduced...
View ArticleSeven Days in Solitary [6/24/18]
• The Associated Press reported on a lawsuit filed by immigrant youth held at the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center in Virginia. The suit claims that the children faced physical restraints, solitary...
View ArticleSeven Days in Solitary [6/17/19]
• In a Spanish-language broadcast, Univision reported that a hunger strike in support of the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term (HALT) Solitary Confinement Act has reached 29 participants. The advocates...
View ArticleSeven Days in Solitary [6/24/19]
• The New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement’s #HALTSolitary campaign released a statement in response to the failure of the New York legislature to pass the Humane Alternatives to...
View ArticleSeven Days in Solitary [11/11/19]
• The ACLU will host a briefing on Capitol Hill on legislation recently introduced by U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond (D-LA). HR4488, the Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2019, would...
View ArticleSeven Days in Solitary [2/10/20]
• The Lancet Public Health Journal published the findings of a five-year study that examined the post-release effects of solitary confinement, by tracking nearly 14,000 people rotating through Danish...
View ArticleSeven Days in Solitary [12/28/20]
• USA Today published an opinion piece by solitary survivors Johnny Perez, Jack Morris, and Pamela Winn, all of whom now advocate for the rights of incarcerated people. All three recounted their own...
View ArticleSeven Days in Solitary [6/17/19]
• In a Spanish-language broadcast, Univision reported that a hunger strike in support of the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term (HALT) Solitary Confinement Act has reached 29 participants. The advocates...
View ArticleSeven Days in Solitary [6/24/19]
• The New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement’s #HALTSolitary campaign released a statement in response to the failure of the New York legislature to pass the Humane Alternatives to...
View ArticleSeven Days in Solitary [11/11/19]
• The ACLU will host a briefing on Capitol Hill on legislation recently introduced by U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond (D-LA). HR4488, the Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2019, would...
View ArticleSeven Days in Solitary [2/10/20]
• The Lancet Public Health Journal published the findings of a five-year study that examined the post-release effects of solitary confinement, by tracking nearly 14,000 people rotating through Danish...
View ArticleSeven Days in Solitary [12/28/20]
• USA Today published an opinion piece by solitary survivors Johnny Perez, Jack Morris, and Pamela Winn, all of whom now advocate for the rights of incarcerated people. All three recounted their own...
View ArticleWill Biden Step Up on Solitary Confinement?
After a bold campaign promise, the president has remained almost silent as thousands languish in solitary in federal prisons. Advocates say they remain hopeful that he will find his voice on the...
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