Prisons
Landmark settlement ends long-term solitary confinement in Calif. prisons
September 3, 2015Some 2,858 inmates were reportedly held in solitary; some for 10, 20 or even 30 years, spending all but an hour or so of their day isolated in tiny cement-lined cells.
Read moreA letter of hope to a nephew in prison
February 10, 2015It's encouraging that a good number of people are in favor of reforming the criminal "justice" system, including the prisons.
Read moreWe remember Rubin Hurricane Carter
May 6, 2014Brother Carter's struggle was our struggle, what they did to him they did to us because racism is the common thread that twines our lives together.
Read moreWar zone extends to Colombian prisons
October 31, 2013Negotiators at peace talks in Cuba between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are discussing political prisoners as part of their current agenda item.
Read moreHerman Wallace, free after 41 years in solitary, dies
October 4, 2013One of the "Angola 3" political prisoners, Herman Wallace, who spent 41 years in solitary confinement, was released from the Louisiana prison this week and tragically died three days later.
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