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Tag Archives: Solitary confinement
Torture, or Mental Health Treatment? Leaked Video Shows American Prison Conditions
“Help, I can’t breathe,” a prisoner calls out through a fabric mask that was placed over his nose and mouth after pepper spray was shot into his face from inches away. “You’re Talking, You’re Breathing,” says Captain Welch, in a calm monotone. … Continue reading
Hunger Strikes, Solitary Confinement, and the United Nations Day In Support of Victims
Today marks the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. It also marks the 12th day of a hunger strike in Georgia prisons to protest the beatings, retaliation, and torture that came as a reaction to the … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Commentary, Prison Conditions
Tagged California, Center for Constitutional Rights, Dick Durbin, FICPM, Georgia, Hunger strike, Prison, Solitary confinement, TOPS
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Dead Under the “Custody and Care” of…
There are many ways to die in the “custody and care” of the criminal justice system. We see it seemingly every day in America. Whether it is an NYPD shooting or an Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) shanking, clearly the government … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Prison Conditions, Prisoner Health
Tagged California, CDCR, Christian Gomez, Corcoran, death, Hunger strike, Prison, Solitary confinement
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My Teacher, Leonard Peltier
My first experience with government corruption was when the police and/or prosecutor in my own case gave information to a jailhouse snitch so he could testify against me. They released the guy and he went on a crack mission, raped, … Continue reading
Posted in Political Prisoners
Tagged Human rights, Leonard Peltier, Political prisoner, Solitary confinement
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From Narragansett Bay to Pelican Bay, People Stand in Solidarity for Human Rights
On July 1st, 2011, prisoners in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) in Pelican Bay State Prison, CA went on indefinite hunger strike to protest conditions that have been characterized by the UN as “inhumane and degrading.” Over nearly three weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Political Prisoners, Prison Conditions, Rehabilitation, Uncategorized
Tagged Activism, California, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Criminal justice, Direct Action for Rights and Equality, Human rights, Hunger strike, Mumia Abu Jamal, Pelican Bay State Prison, Prison, Prison-Industrial Complex, Solitary confinement, United States, United States War Department
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Death Threats On Jailhouse Lawyer in PA. Take Action!
The Human Rights Coalition-Fed Up! has received reports that Andre Jacobs, a Pennsylvania state prisoner in solitary confinement, has been physically abused, issued death threats, denied medical treatment, called racial slurs, and had his legal property illegally withheld and confiscated … Continue reading
Hunger Strikes, Force Feeds, and Solitary Dreams
While the California prisoners enter their fourth day of hunger strikes, the people of Guantanamo enter their 40th. Meanwhile, Herman Wallace has spent over forty years in solitary confinement in Louisiana. These three aspects, all coming to new awareness this … Continue reading →