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Appeals court: Mentally ill prisoner held in solitary confinement for months can sue MDOC
Gannett via AOL· 15 hours agoLANSING — Michigan Department of Corrections officials can be sued for apparently violating their own rules by placing a seriously mentally ill prisoner in solitary
Texas prisons are hell on Earth
Dallas Morning News· 5 days agoThis veritable inferno is solitary confinement in Texas — bathroom-sized cells of isolation where the condemned spend 22 to 24 hours a day. More people...
Leaked changes to Limitations Act don't apply to Jack Whalen's abuse case, lawyers say
CBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJack Whalen thought he'd scored a victory when the Newfoundland and Labrador government promised to...
'I had grown up in prison': Former inmates talk impact of adult justice system on youth
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 4 days ago"It is something that is pervasive in our community right now," said Jessica Yeary, the elected...
The Harrowing Tale Of Environmental Activists Accused Of Spying In Iran
Forbes· 1 day agoOver January and February of that year, the intelligence unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards carried...
Fighting for transparency in Michigan prisons
WLNS Lansing via Yahoo News· 7 days agoEx-prisoners and the families of people serving long sentences, gathered on the Capitol lawn today with one goal in mind, helping people take care of...
Judge won't postpone Delphi murder suspect's hearings; defense asks judge to step down
Journal & Courier via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt is expected to run through the middle of November. By the time of his trial, Allen will have...
Op-Ed | New York must protect incarcerated Trans people by passing the GIRDS Act now | amNewYork
amNewYork· 15 hours agoPrisons and jails are inherently dehumanizing and needlessly cruel places for all human beings—but...
Correctional officers union opposes McKee’s nomination of interim director for permanent job
Rhode Island Current via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe union representing the state prison system’s correctional officers expressed outrage Friday over...
Attorney not surprised the DOJ is investigating Kentucky's juvenile justice system
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 6 days agoAfter years of complaints about horrific conditions within Kentucky youth detention centers, one...