Press Releases
about Prisoners' Rights
Aug 21, 2020
DOC Releases Documents on Secretive COVID-19 Review Panel But Declines to Produce Details on Deliberations
Lawsuit from the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of Louisiana seeks information on why low-risk individuals were denied release amid COVID-19
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Aug 10, 2020
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of Louisiana Sues for COVID-19 Prison Release Panel Documents
NEW ORLEANS – The Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of Louisiana today sued for the release of public records about a secretive state panel that was intended to facilitate the tempo...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Prisoners' Rights
Aug 07, 2020
Federal Court Denies Emergency Release of People in Shelby County Jail Most Vulnerable to COVID-19
Court Acknowledges Continuing Concerns and Encourages Jail to Correct Them
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Prisoners' Rights
Aug 05, 2020
Landmark Settlement Yields One of Nation’s Strongest Jail Policies Protecting Transgender People in Custody
Agreement Follows Lawsuit on Behalf of Woman Subjected to Harassment and Discrimination in Steuben County, N.Y. Jail
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Aug 04, 2020
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Lawsuit Filed Against Indiana State Police for Interfering with Death-Penalty Protests at Terre Haute Prison
INDIANAPOLIS – The Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of Indiana filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Death Penalty Action, Indiana Abolition Coalition, Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the...
Jul 27, 2020
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ, Southern Center for Human Rights File Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Require Clayton County Sheriff to Protect People in Jail from Escalating COVID-19 Outbreak
ATLANTA – Today, the Southern Center for Human Rights, the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ, and the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of Georgia filed a motion in federal district court for preliminary injunc...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights

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