Prisons
Amidst hunger strike, pressure rises to close Guantanamo prison
May 3, 2013A hunger strike by at least 100 prisoners at Guantanamo, now in its fourth month, continues, has upped the pressure on the president and Congress to close the prison.
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Jailed in the land of the free
October 4, 2012In the middle of last year, due to a traffic violation, I spent a few months as a guest of our local county correctional facility.
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Today in labor history: Attica prison uprising ends
September 13, 2012Today in labor history in 1971, 11 AFSCME-represented prison employees and 33 inmates died after an uprising at Attica Correctional Facility in New York State and its subsequent bloody end with 1,000 police and national guard...
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Struggle for prison health care enters new phase
May 9, 2012Last month California unveiled a comprehensive plan on how to ensure "a quality medical care system for years to come."
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Private prison proposal defeated in Florida
February 16, 2012Breaking ranks with their GOP leadership, 10 Republican state senators voted with Democrats to defeat prison privatizing SB 2038.
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