News & Commentary about Prisoners' Rights
The National Prison Project is dedicated to ensuring that our nation's prisons, jails, and detention centers comply with the Constitution, domestic law, and human rights principles.
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Jan 29, 2010
A Failure to Protect the Most Vulnerable Population Behind Bars
Dec 29, 2009
17…and in Solitary
Dec 15, 2009
Exposing the "Secret Punishment" of Incarcerated Children
Nov 30, 2009
Pentecostal Prisoner's Religious Rights Restored in N.J.
Oct 30, 2009
Ending the Inhumane Practice of Shackling Prisoners During Childbirth
Oct 22, 2009
Texas's Rx for Women in Need of Prenatal Care and Drug Treatment? Nueces County Jail
Oct 21, 2009
Let's Do Some Math, Sheriff Joe
Oct 13, 2009
We've Come So Far, But Have So Much Farther to Go
Oct 7, 2009
Join us at “Human Rights and Detentionâ€
Aug 25, 2009
People With HIV are "Dangerous As Rattlesnakes"