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3. Lack of Access to the Courts to Enforce Civil Rights in the United States, ICCPR Coalition Report

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Advocacy, Court Access

3. Lack of Access to the Courts to Enforce Civil Rights in the United States, ICCPR Coalition Report THE LACK OF ACCESS TO THE COURTS TO ENFORCE CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES: A Violation of the Right to Effective Remedy Under Article 2(3) of the ICCPR IN RESPONSE TO …

4. Death Penalty, ICCPR Coalition Report

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Advocacy, Death Penalty

4. Death Penalty, ICCPR Coalition Report I. Executive Summary Although we welcome the Second and Third Periodic Report of the United States of America to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, we are troubled by its failure to adequately address human rights violations relating to the administration of the death …

5. Women's Human Rights under the ICCPR, ICCPR Coalition Report

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Advocacy, Violence Against Women Act

5. Women's Human Rights under the ICCPR, ICCPR Coalition Report UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION JULY 2006 GENEVA REPORT ON WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS In response to the SECOND AND THIRD PERIODIC REPORT OF THE UNITED …

6. Domestic Workers' Rights in the United States, ICCPR Coalition Report

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Work, Advocacy

6. Domestic Workers' Rights in the United States, ICCPR Coalition Report Domestic Workers’ Rights in the United States: A report prepared for the U.N. Human Rights Committee In response to the Second and Third Periodic Report of the United States EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Employed in private homes to perform household tasks …

7. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Report, ICCPR Coalition Report

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Advocacy, Transgender

7. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Report, ICCPR Coalition Report Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Human Rights in the United States This shadow report on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex rights in the United States was coordinated by Global Rights and endorsed1 by: Amnesty International USA Gender …

8. Conditions and Conduct in the California Criminal Justice System, ICCPR Coalition Report

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Statistics/Trends, Conditions of Confinement

8. Conditions and Conduct in the California Criminal Justice System, ICCPR Coalition Report Conditions and Conduct in the California Criminal Justice System A Report on U.S. Government Compliance with the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Table of Contents Executive Summary — p. 2 Abuses of …

9. Criminalization of Dissent in the United States, ICCPR Coalition Report

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Advocacy, Statistics/Trends

9. Criminalization of Dissent in the United States, ICCPR Coalition Report Criminalization of Dissent in the United States: A Shadow Report on the United States’ Obligations under Articles 19 and 21 of the ICCPR A Report by the National Lawyers Guild and International Association of Democratic Lawyers Prepared by Merrilyn …

10. Political Prisoners in the United States, ICCPR Coalition Report

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Political Prisoners, Political Prisoners (International)

10. Political Prisoners in the United States, ICCPR Coalition Report GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the occasion of its review of the U.S. Government’s Second & Third Periodic Report concerning its compliance with the ICCPR Political Prisoners in the United States Introduction Political prisoners …

11. Propaganda for War, ICCPR Coalition Report

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Advocacy

11. Propaganda for War, ICCPR Coalition Report REPORT ON FAILURE OF COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE 20 PROHIBITING PROPAGANDA FOR WAR prepared for the UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHT COMMITTEE Eighty-seventh session for its review of the Second and Third Periodic Report of the United States of America under the International Covenant of …

Speaking Truth to Power - Testimonies from prisoners in US, Prison Watch Program, 2014

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Advocacy, Statistics/Trends, Conditions of Confinement

Speaking Truth to Power - Testimonies from prisoners in US, Prison Watch Program, 2014 Speaking Truth to Power A collection of testimonies from prisoners in United States prisons, documenting uses of physical, chemical, and no-touch torture, among other human rights abuses Sent to: Human Rights Task Forces on the Convention …

Testimony (Haney), CA Senate Hearing on CDCR's New Policies on Inmate Segregation, 2014

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Testimony (Haney), CA Senate Hearing on CDCR's New Policies on Inmate Segregation, 2014 TESTIMONY OF PROFESSOR CRAIG HANEY TO CALIFORNIA SENATE AND ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, HEARING ON “CDCR’S NEW POLICIES ON INMATE SEGREGATION: THE PROMISE AND IMPERATIVE OF REAL REFORM” FEBRUARY 11, 2014 State Capitol Building Sacramento, California …

Torture in US Prisons, American Friends Service Committee, 2011

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Advocacy, Statistics/Trends, Federal Tort Claims Act, Torture Victims Act

Torture in US Prisons, American Friends Service Committee, 2011 Torture in United States Prisons Evidence of Human Rights Violations 2nd Edition American Friends Service Committee New York Metropolitan Region Healing Justice Program Edited by: Bonnie Kerness Coordinator, Prison Watch Editorial Assistant: Beth Breslaw Intern, Prison Watch Contents Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………3 Isolation …

FCC Proceeding, WC Docket No. 12-375, Notice of Ex Parte Presentation, 2015

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

FCC Proceeding, WC Docket No. 12-375, Notice of Ex Parte Presentation, 2015 July 1, 2015 By Electronic Filing Notice of Ex Parte Presentation Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: WC Docket No. 12-375 Dear Ms. Dortch: On June 29, 2015, Darrell …

CEO Letter to Board re Jail Health Consolidation & Office of Diversion, LA County, 2015

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Medical, Jail Specific

CEO Letter to Board re Jail Health Consolidation & Office of Diversion, LA County, 2015 October 06, 2015 The Honorable Board of Supervisors County of Los Angeles 383 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration 500 West Temple Street Los Angeles, California 90012 Dear Supervisors: COUNTYWIDE CLASSIFICATION ACTIONS TO FACILITATE JAIL HEALTH …

CEO Letter to Board re Inmate Participation Fire Suppression Camp, LA County, 2015

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Prison Labor, Work Conditions/Safety, Transportation

CEO Letter to Board re Inmate Participation Fire Suppression Camp, LA County, 2015 September 29, 2015 The Honorable Board of Supervisors County of Los Angeles 383 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration 500 West Temple Street Los Angeles, California 90012 Dear Supervisors: AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO AGREEMENT NUMBER 78039 FOR FIRE …

51-Jurisdiction Survey of Juvenile Solitary Confinement Rules, Lowenstein, 2015

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Juveniles

51-Jurisdiction Survey of Juvenile Solitary Confinement Rules, Lowenstein, 2015 51 – Jurisdiction Survey of Juvenile Solitary Confinement Rules in Juvenile Justice Systems October 2015 Authors Natalie J. Kraner Pro Bono Counsel, Lowenstein Center for the Public Interest Naomi D. Barrowclough Nari Wang Associates, Lowenstein Sandler LLP Catherine Weiss Partner and …

Office of the Sheriff Letter to Board of Supervisors re Proposed Treatment and Programming Annex, LA County, 2015

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems

Office of the Sheriff Letter to Board of Supervisors re Proposed Treatment and Programming Annex, LA County, 2015 CoUNTY oF Los ANGELES ~.~tr_~T-I9Jllij Jrn McDoNNELL, SHERIFF September 29, 2015 The Honorable Board of Supervisors County of Los Angeles 383 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration Los Angeles, California 90012 Dear Supervisors: …

LA PSC Letter re Jail and Prison Phone Rates, Louisiana Public Service Commission, 2015

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

LA PSC Letter re Jail and Prison Phone Rates, Louisiana Public Service Commission, 2015 1Jlnuisinnn :Juhlic J'&er&icc C!Innunissinn P.O. DRAWER E SHREVEPORT, LA 7t161·0010 318/676·7464 Foster L. Campbell Commissioner 6 October 2015 Ms. Eve Gonzalez Mr. Brandon Frey Louisiana Public Service Commission By Email Dear Eve and Brandon: It took …

Directive, Facility Fires and Related Emergencies, NY DOC, 2014

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Fire Hazards, Legal Materials

Directive, Facility Fires and Related Emergencies, NY DOC, 2014 STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION DIRECTIVE SUPERSEDES TITLE 4902 Facility Fires and Related Emergencies DISTRIBUTION DIR# 4902 Dtd. 07/29/2013 REFERENCES (Include but are not limited to) NO. A PAGES PAGE 1 OF DATE 09/17/2014 DATE LAST …

Constitutional Law of Isolated Confinement, Prisoners’ Rights Project, 2012

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Legal Materials, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Constitutional Law of Isolated Confinement, Prisoners’ Rights Project, 2012 The Constitutional Law of Isolated Confinement 1 John Boston Prisoners’ Rights Project New York City Legal Aid Society May 31, 2012 Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. Isolation and the Courts .................................................. 1 Aggravating Circumstances ........................................... 9 Vulnerable Prisoners .................................................... 14 Due …