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• Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) introduced a House Resolution that she calls “The People’s Justice Guarantee,” which lays out steps for a “humane and effective justice system,”“mass decarceration,” and diversionary alternatives for community safety. According to The Appeal, Pressley said, “The criminal legal justice system is racist, xenophobic, rogue, and fundamentally flawed beyond reform. It […]

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Dick Durbin

Seven Days in Solitary [11/18/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/11/19]

What Will the Midterms Mean for Solitary Confinement Reform?

Seven Days in Solitary [4/22/18]

Senate Democrats Introduce Landmark Bill to Reform Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons

Seven Days in Solitary [3/15/2015]

Audit of Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons: An Inside Job Reaches Foregone Conclusions

Funding Approved for Activation of ADX/USP Thomson, New Federal Supermax Prison

Way Down in the Hole: Senate Hearing Challenges Solitary Confinement for Some, But Not All

Seven Days in Solitary [2/16/14]

Under Fire, Federal Bureau of Prisons Audits Use of Solitary Confinement—and Buys a New Supermax Prison

Obama’s 2014 Budget Confirms Plans for “ADX Thomson,” New Federal Supermax Prison

Feds to Open New Supermax Prison Cells at “Gitmo North”

Federal Bureau of Prisons to Undergo Review of Solitary Confinement Practices

Report from Senate Hearing on Solitary Confinement

First Congressional Hearing on Solitary Confinement to Be Held June 19

No Budget Cuts for Federal Prisons

Rising Criticism of Tamms Illinois Supermax