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Eighth Amendment

CHILDREN IN LOCKDOWN Yesterday we wrote about a death row prisoner who was revived after an attempted suicide on the eve of his execution. Today, the grim absurdities continue, with the story of a young, mentally ill inmate in Indiana who was placed in disciplinary segregation (solitary confinement) in response to a suicide attempt–and once there, committed suicide. […]

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Teen Kills Himself After Being Put in Solitary for…Trying to Kill Himself

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by Jean Casella

March 10, 2010

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Dead Man Killing Himself

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by Jean Casella

March 9, 2010

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Maine’s Solitary Confinement Bill: Another Test of Our Tolerance for Torture

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 5, 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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Two Clinton-Era Laws That Permit Cruel and Unusual Punishment

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 16, 2010

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Georgia’s Response to Death Row Suicides: Restrict Family Visits

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 13, 2010

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Louisiana Sues Its Own Death Row Prisoners

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 12, 2010

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Children in Lockdown: Solitary Confinement of Teens in Adult Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 30, 2010

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Children Sentenced to Die in Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 30, 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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America’s “Most Isolated Man” Sues the Bureau of Prisons

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 22, 2010

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Southern Injustice: 37 Years in Solitary

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by James Ridgeway

January 5, 2010

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