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News ReleasesAssessing the hidden costs to families when a parent is in prison2012-03-01 The Vanier Institute of the Family The federal government's omnibus crime bill, currently being debated by the Senate, has launched a widespread conversation in Canada about the justice and penal systems. While the commentary and analy... Tunisian journalist in desert prison could die from untreated asthma attacks2010-07-28 Reporters without Borders Tunisian journalist Fahem Boukadous has been in extremely poor health since police arrested him on 15 July to begin serving a four-year jail sentence for covering protests in the Gafsa mining region o... Uyghur journalist and website editor sentenced to fifteen years in jail2010-07-28 Reporters without Borders Reporters Without Borders said it was outraged at the harshness of a 15-year prison sentence handed down to journalist Gheyret Niyaz by a court in Urumqi, in Xinjiang province, China. Sources Select ResourcesAddiction and ControlSkorodin, Morton Article 2009 Prisons are very profitable. There are private prisons nowadays. The people that own them have, as their mission, first and foremost, the making of money. They need as many people as possible in priso... How Private Prisons Profit From the Criminalization of ImmigrantsLobbying for Lock-Up Carlsen, Laura Article 2012 CounterPunch How a nation uses its power to deny a person’s freedom has always been a critical measure of authoritarian rule. Massive incarceration based on race, ethnic origin or nationality, political beliefs, c... I Am Barack Obama's Political Prisoner NowThe Denial of My Parole Peltier, Leonard Article 2009 CounterPunch Given the complexion of the three recent federal parolees, it might seem that my greatest crime was being Indian. But the truth is that my gravest offense is my innocence. An Interview With Noam Chomsky on Obama's Human Rights RecordNothing Can Justify Torture Bailey, Eric Article 2012 CounterPunch America's human rights record under the administration of President Obama and the military intervention policies that have seen increased use during the Arab Spring. A New Way of Life and the New Underground RailroadMaking a Break for Freedom During the Era of Mass Incarceration Moore-Backman, Chris Article 2014 Truthout This radio documentary is the third segment in Truthout's serialization of Chris Moore-Backman's Bringing Down the New Jim Crow based on Michelle Alexander's book of the same name. The series explores... Obama's Liberty ProblemWhy Indefinite Detention By Executive Order Should Scare the Hell Out of People Quigley, Bill; Warren, Vince Article 2010 CounterPunch The proposal to create a special new legal system by Executive Order will threaten the liberty of every single US citizen who is not in Guantanamo because it will damage the due process guarantees wh... One Thousand Years of SolitudeLife in the SHU Mariner, Joanne Article 2012 CounterPunch Indefinite solitary confinement: a large-scale experiment in sensory deprivation and social isolation. The Shocking Ways the Corporate Prison Industry Games the SystemKhalek, Rania Article 2011 Alternet The United States, with just 5 percent of the world’s population, currently holds 25 percent of the world's prisoners, and for the last 30 years America’s business entrepreneurs have found a lucrative... Solitary Confinement FAQRodriguez, Sal Article 2012 Solitary Watch Solitary confinement is the practice of isolating inmates in closed cells for 22-24 hours a day, virtually free of human contact, for periods of time ranging from days to decades. Tunisian journalist in desert prison could die from untreated asthma attacksSources News Release Article 2010 Reporters without Borders Tunisian journalist Fahem Boukadous has been in extremely poor health since police arrested him on 15 July to begin serving a four-year jail sentence for covering protests in the Gafsa mining region o... The Unbelievable Inhumanity of Solitary Confinement And Punishment for as Little as Reading a BookGottesdiener, Laura Article 2012 AlterNet The majority of those in solitary confinement were given the punishment for nonviolent, low-level offenses such as having unauthorized books or disobeying an order or growing their mustaches too long. Uyghur journalist and website editor sentenced to fifteen years in jailSources News Release Article 2010 Reporters without Borders Reporters Without Borders said it was outraged at the harshness of a 15-year prison sentence handed down to journalist Gheyret Niyaz by a court in Urumqi, in Xinjiang province, China. Why is Leonard Peltier Still in Prison? Justice is 33 Years Overdue for America's Most Famous Political Prisoner Bollinger, Michelle Article 2009 CounterPunch Leonard Pletier is a political prisoner who has spent more than 33 years in U.S. prisons for a crime he didn't commit. Wikileaks, the US, Sweden and Devil's IslandThe Anti-Empire Report Blum, William Article 2011 CounterPunch Yemenis Have Moms TooMichelle Obama, Open Your Heart Evans, Jodie ;Davis, Charles Article 2013 Counter Punch Abdurahman al-Shubati disappeared more than a decade ago, just 18-years-old and teaching abroad, separated from his family for the first time in life. 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