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A report released yesterday by the ACLU National Prison Project and ACLU of Southern California shows a pattern of brutal abuse in the Los Angeles County Jail system, which at times crossed the line into torture. The abuse has been carried out by the sheriff’s deputies in charge of prisoners in the county’s jails, who according to eyewitnesses have […]

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Abu Ghraib, California: Report Shows Brutal Abuse of Prisoners in LA County Jails

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 29, 2011

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Solitary Confinement Comes to Capitol Hill

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by Daniel Goldman

April 11, 2011

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Congressional Briefing on Solitary Confinement to Take Place This Week

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 4, 2011

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ACLU Takes a Strong Stand Against Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 25, 2011

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Bill to Limit Solitary Confinement Introduced in Colorado Legislature

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 22, 2011

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ACLU Urges UN to Take Action on Solitary Confinement in the United States

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 21, 2011

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John Thompson Takes a Louisiana Injustice from Death Row to the Supreme Court

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 5, 2010

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The End of Mississippi’s Notorious Supermax Unit

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 12, 2010

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ACLU Calls on U.N. Human Rights Official to Stop Teen’s Torture in Montana Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 17, 2010

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ACLU Gets One Angola Prisoner Released from Solitary

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 26, 2010

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The Mark of Cain: God and Man at Angola Prison

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by James Ridgeway

January 7, 2010

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ACLU Says Teen Tortured at Montana Prison

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 30, 2009

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