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James Ridgeway, 1936–2021

By Jean Casella | February 17, 2021

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Mother’s Day

Mothers with Sons in Solitary Tell Their Stories

May 12, 2012November 1, 2015 Jean Casella and James Ridgeway
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In the run-up to Mother’s Day, the ACLU has unrolled a new feature on its website, called “Justice Mamas.” In it, a series of mothers talk honestly and movingly about what it is like to have a beloved son behind bars and in solitary confinement. The sons themselves represent a cross-section of the kinds of prisoners who are in solitary […]