Photo Requests from Solitary (PRFS) is an activist art project that offers support to people living in long-term solitary confinement, while affirming their humanity and creativity. The project is an artistic collaboration transcending prison walls and a tool for educating … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): Congress has left for August recess, and it is crucial that we continue to press them on our issues while they are back in their home states. If you are at an … Continued
Posted at http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/07/28/mobile-campaign-aims-end-child-solitary-confinement-transporting-viewers-inside By Kyle O’Brien-28 July 2017 17:12pm Unlock Our Kids campaign aims to end solitary confinement for children New York governor Andrew Cuomo pledged to abolish solitary confinement for children through a Raise the Age law. Despite that, … Continued
Hell is a “restricted housing” cell within Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections. Photo via Flickr user jmiller291. By Matt Stroud and Midge Carter, ACLU-PA Daniel Delker is a Pennsylvania prisoner who has been in solitary confinement since 1973. That’s 44 … Continued
The National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) seeks a full-time Director of U.S. Prisons Program to coordinate national interfaith organizing and strategic state and federal advocacy for its interfaith members working to end the torture of solitary confinement in U.S. … Continued
Posted at https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/06/12/where-crossword-puzzles-count-as-counseling#.clOQDS8Jo A new lawsuit alleges poor care for mentally ill inmates at one of the highest security prisons in the country. By CHRISTIE THOMPSON A new lawsuit alleges mental health care at one of the highest security — and most violent … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): June is Torture Awareness Month, and you can join other people of faith and conscience nationwide in activities that focus on NRCAT’s founding message: Torture is a Moral Issue. Here are some … Continued
Posted at http://www.dailyitem.com/opinion/columns/my-turn-end-torture-at-lewisburg-federal-penitentiary/article_5cff8512-9a73-50e0-937c-1d5a4bef9ff3.html The Rev. Sandra L. Strauss/My Turn The U.S. Penitentiary at Lewisburg in a Aug. 2014 file photo The recent NPR/Marshall Project reports of torture at the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary may have been a revelation for many Americans, … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): This week, NPR and The Marshall Project published a series of stories uncovering the harrowing use of torture at the Lewisburg federal penitentiary in central Pennsylvania, where incarcerated people are routinely forced … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/08/12/revealed-private-federal-prisons-more-abusive-and-violent Published on Friday, August 12, 2016 by Common Dreams Damning Department of Justice report finds that privately owned federal prisons cause more bodily injuries and even death By Nika Knight, staff writer Some private federal prisons place … Continued