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U.S. Cited for Human Rights Violations
( On May 15, 2001, at a human rights conference in Geneva, the United States was denounced for its inhumane and discriminatory practices. Amnesty International and the U.N. Committee Against Torture cited the U.S. for oppressive tactics by both public law enforcement and prison agencies.
Of particular importance to Amnesty …
Of particular importance to Amnesty …
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- Bailing Out the Private Prison Industry, by Judith Greene
- Hawaiian Women Prisoners File Suit Over Sex Abuse, Torture in Oklahoma Private Prison, by Lonnie Burton
- Suicides, Staff Negligence Plague Private Arkansas Juvenile Prison, by Lonnie Burton
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
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- U.S. Cited for Human Rights Violations, by Gary Hunter
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- Montana Supreme Court Upholds Refusal to Seal Settlement Agreement
- Prison Phone Rate Case Remanded to South Carolina State Court
- Wisconsin Ban on Sexually Explicit Materials Unconstitutional, by Bob Williams
- Grievance Retaliation States Claim
- Oregon Passes Pay-to-Stay Law
- New York Assault and Medical Case Settled for $5,000
- $400,000 Settlement in Oklahoma Jail Failure to Protect Suit
- Oregon Jail Settles Taser Suit for $197,000
- Arizona DOC's Endless Isolation of Suspected Gang Member Enjoined, by Roger Smith
- TDCJ-ID Must Provide Procedures for Prisoners to Identify Evidence Supporting Grievances
- $377,500 Awarded in Tennessee Jail Death
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules Indigent Sex Predator Gets Paid Expert Witness
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More from Gary Hunter:
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