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Siberia - Old Idaho Pententiary

photographybyrennie wrote 4 days ago: This was Siberia or Solitary confinement at the Old Idaho Penitentiary. They built this I believe in … more →

Tags: Old Idaho Penitentiary, Boise, Idaho, old penitentiary, Photographer, Photography, Prison, Siberia

Solitary Confinement

conorcreighton wrote 1 week ago: This is a piece about the Aran Islands I did for Electronic Beats. They’re based in Berlin but … more →

Tags: ELECTRONIC BEATS, features, Aran Islands, conor creighton, island stockbroker, the bernard shaw

To See Only Eight Hours of Sun in Over 11 Years

petebrook wrote 2 weeks ago: If I ever have kids I’ll read them Naomi Klein’s Shock Doctrine at bedtime. I’ll u … more →

Tags: WorDs, Argentina, Brazil, Isolation, la isla, Libertad Prison, Mauricio Rosencof, Naomi Klein, Prison

Torture and Abuse are as American as Apple Pie

prisonmovement wrote 3 weeks ago: by William Cormier June 21, 2009 Early today, CNN’s top story was in regard the civil suit that a … more →

Tags: Abuse, Civil Rights, Crime, Government Corruption, Human Rights, Justice, Law, murder, prison issues

Supermax: A Clean Version Of Hell

prisonmovement wrote 3 weeks ago: 60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley Reports On Supermax Prison And Its Inmates The president says he want … more →

Tags: Corrections/Correctional Officers, Crime, Federal Prison/Prisoners, inmates, Isolation, Justice, Law, Life With Out Parole, murder

Torture in American prisons

prisonmovement wrote 1 month ago: Abu Gharaib wasn’t new…Americans are not new to torturing inhumanly….American pris … more →

Tags: Abuse, Corrections/Correctional Officers, Government Corruption, Human Rights, inmates, prison issues, Prisoner Abuse, corrections, Criminal Justice

Life in Lockdown

James Ridgeway wrote 1 month ago: AGING BEHIND BARS SERIES Note: For several months, as part of my work for Mother Jones, I have been … more →

Tags: Aging Behind Bars, Congressional Democrats, Legal Issues, prisons & criminal justice, Race & Racism, 1st Amendment, 8th Amendment, angola 3, Cruel and Unusual Punishment

OMG, you are so, like, 2008.3 comments

megawats wrote 1 month ago: I know you’ve been wondering if one day I jumped into my car to take my blog for a nice … more →

Tags: Marriage, Joy, snowfucking, Baby Jesus, Singleness, Alone, one bedroom apartment

Prison Abuse - When the Media Isn’t Watching

prisonmovement wrote 1 month ago: by Charmaine Fuller Reports of inmate abuse are flying fast and furious these days. In North Carol … more →

Tags: Abuse, Corrections/Correctional Officers, Crime, Health And Medicine, Human Rights, inmates, Justice, prison issues, Prisoner Abuse

The Angola Three: Torture in Our Own Backyard

prisonmovement wrote 2 months ago: The Angola Three: Torture in Our Own Backyard By Hans Bennett (Alternet.org, May 2, 2009) “My … more →

Tags: Abuse, Corrections/Correctional Officers, Death Penalty, inmates, prison issues, Prisoner Abuse, prisons and prisoners, Sentencing Laws, corrections

The Angola Three: Torture in Our Own Backyard1 comment

streetknowledge wrote 2 months ago: via AlterNet “My soul cries from all that I witnessed and endured. It does more than cry, it … more →

Tags: News, murder, black panther, Angola, Torture, robert hillary king, Herman Wallace, alfred woodfox

The Angola Three: Torture in Our Own Backyard

rogerhollander wrote 2 months ago:   By Hans Bennett, AlterNet. Posted April 2, 2009. Together, Robert King, Albert Woodfox, and Herma … more →

Tags: Human Rights, Criminal Justice, roger hollander, Human Rights, John Conyers, Slavery, black panther, fred hampton, ACLU

The hell of solitary confinement2 comments

stephensonle wrote 2 months ago: In the March 30 issue of the New Yorker, Atul Gawande asks the question, “Is solitary confine … more →

Tags: All posts, albert woodfox, Amnesty International, angola 3, Atul Gawande, California, correctional design, Herman Wallace, History

The Daily Routine of Florida's DeathRow Inmates

prisonmovement wrote 3 months ago: Against the DP? Check out Death Penalty News Blogspot…. Death Row & Death Watch cells: A … more →

Tags: Death Penalty, inmates, murder, Sentencing Laws, corrections, Crime, Criminal Justice, incarceration, Justice

All-American2 comments

idlewanderer wrote 3 months ago: A few statistics to ponder: From The New York Times, 9/30/07- “America has more than two milli … more →

Tags: Quotes and Statistics, Incarceration Rate, US Prison system

North Carolina Inmate's plight a travesty

prisonmovement wrote 3 months ago: A picture in Sunday’s paper showed prisoner Timothy Helms sprawled in a hospital bed, gown ask … more →

Tags: Abuse, Corrections/Correctional Officers, Crime, Government Corruption, Health And Medicine, Human Rights, Isolation, Prisoner Abuse, prisons and prisoners

The Situation of Solitary Confinement

The Situationist Staff wrote 3 months ago: Atul Gawande has a remarkable and important article, titled “Hellhole” in the most recen … more →

Tags: Law, Social Psychology, Torture, prisons, hellhole

SBI investigates how inmate's brain was badly injured

prisonmovement wrote 3 months ago: Blunt-force trauma turns a state prisoner in solitary confinement into a quadriplegic. Official … more →

Tags: Abuse, Corrections/Correctional Officers, Isolation, prison issues, Prisoner Abuse, corrections, Crime, Criminal Justice, health

Working to End Solitary Confinement1 comment

iantrevor wrote 3 months ago: A recent New Yorker article by Atul Gawande chronicles the torturous use of solitary confinement in … more →

Tags: Politics, New Yorker, Culture, Justice


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