#prisoners-rights tag

Sally Rooney says UK prisoners linked to Palestine Action face shocking mistreatment'

Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners on hunger strike face alleged censorship, prolonged solitary confinement and lengthy pretrial detention, prompting urgent calls for government engagement and redress.

Law

fromAbove the Law

1 month ago

Democracy Has A Mass Incarceration Problem - Above the Law

Historical detention practices and current prison conditions undermine democratic values and require humane reforms and clear limits on punishments.

Philosophy

fromThe Conversation

1 month ago

Supreme Court soon to hear a religious freedom case that's united both sides of the church-state divide

Rastafarian inmate seeks monetary damages after warden ordered forcible shaving, raising complex religious freedom questions before the Supreme Court.

fromTruthout

2 months ago

Announcing the Winners of the 5th Annual Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize

As repressive forces escalate, attempting to quash our ability to speak freely, it's as crucial as ever to listen to the voices of incarcerated people who experience extreme repression every day, yet continue to speak out. As Renaldo Hudson recently wrote in Stateville Speaks: "We cannot let the experiences of our incarcerated brothers, sisters, and siblings be dismissed. They are the frontline witnesses to a system that has normalized control over care. Their stories matter."

Social justice

fromAbove the Law

6 months ago

Judge Cites Kafka Regarding Renditioning Venezuelans To Salvadoran Concentration Camp, But Allows Kafkaesque Conditions To Continue - Above the Law

Judge James Boasberg's ruling reflects Kafka's bureaucratic absurdity, upholding the Trump administration's control denial over prisoners despite their direct involvement in their detention.

Law

US politics

fromwww.nytimes.com

7 months ago

Former death row prisoners fight attempt to move them to one of the nation's harshest prisons.

Condemned prisoners are suing the federal government against a transfer to a supermax prison, arguing it violates their rights post-commutation.