Prisons
War zone extends to Colombian prisons
October 31, 2013Negotiators at peace talks in Cuba between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are discussing political prisoners as part of their current agenda item.
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Herman Wallace, free after 41 years in solitary, dies
October 4, 2013One of the "Angola 3" political prisoners, Herman Wallace, who spent 41 years in solitary confinement, was released from the Louisiana prison this week and tragically died three days later.
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Female prisoners in Calif. found to be the victims of coerced sterilizations
July 15, 2013From at least 1997-2010, nearly 150 women were found to be sterilized while in prison,.
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Amidst hunger strike, pressure rises to close Guantanamo prison
May 3, 2013A hunger strike by at least 100 prisoners at Guantanamo, now in its fourth month, continues, has upped the pressure on the president and Congress to close the prison.
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Jailed in the land of the free
October 4, 2012In the middle of last year, due to a traffic violation, I spent a few months as a guest of our local county correctional facility.
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