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Hawaii ACLU Files Suit on Behalf of Women Who Want to Marry Prisoners
On May 15, 2012, the ACLU of Hawaii filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing the state Department of Public Safety (DPS) of unlawful discrimination by prohibiting four women from marrying Hawaii prisoners housed at a mainland facility.
According to the complaint, the women submitted multiple applications to wed their ...
According to the complaint, the women submitted multiple applications to wed their ...
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- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
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- Class-Action Settlement Cures Constitutional Violations at Pennsylvania Prison
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- Wrongful Convictions Prove Costly, Especially for the Wrongly Convicted, by Matthew Clarke
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