Connecticut Accused of Lying Over Transgender Teen Held in Solitary Confinement
From Vice A transgender teen with a horrific history as a victim of rape, abuse, and trafficking is being held in solitary confinement at an adult prison in Connecticut, yet has still not been formally...
View ArticlePrisoner-Plaintiff Responds to Retaliation with Hunger Strike
In the summer of 2012, a prisoner who had been repeatedly beaten with impunity by guards at Central Prison’s notorious Unit One began a lawsuit against the prison and against NC DPS. This lawsuit soon...
View ArticlePrison captain fired over inmate death wants job back
From WRAL A corrections captain fired earlier this year after a mentally ill inmate died of thirst appeared in court this week to fight for his job. Shawn Blackburn, formerly a captain at Alexander...
View ArticleRecord 346 inmates die, dozens of guards fired in Florida prisons
Jerry Washington (left); Latandra Ellington (middle); Randall Jordan-Aparo (right). All died in prisons at the hands of guards in the most unjust ways imaginable. From Daily Kos The United States has...
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