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New York City Council Introduces 10 Bills to Reform Rikers Island
Update: A few thoughts on this reform package. This week, New York City Council members introduced 10 bills outlining various reforms to the [Continue reading]
Rikers Island
Report: Rikers Island Health Staff Shouldn’t Participate in Solitary Confinement Placement Process
The Associated Press got a sneak preview of a new study that found the medical ethics of healthcare workers [Continue reading]
Privatization
Corizon Health Staff on Rikers Island File Federal Labor Complaint Over Dangerous Work Environment
According to the NY Daily News, a group of medical staffers from New York City jail medical contractor [Continue reading]
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![“[D]uring this [time], no mother will work in the detention center, nor will we send our children to school, not will we use any services here, until we are heard and approved: we want our FREEDOM.” Originally published at Colorlines.com.](http://prisonprotest.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/03-31-15-karnes-2-80x60.png)
Undocumented mothers put in solitary after 78 launch hunger strike at private prison
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Lawsuits highlight multiple inmate deaths under private contractor in Pennsylvania
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Private contractor deliberately ignored medical needs of Kentucky inmate: lawsuit
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Ohio quietly recommends new contract with troubled private food contractor Aramark
Inmate Healthcare
New solitary confinement unit plagued by old problems on Rikers Island
At the beginning of March, New York City’s Board of Correction released a preliminary report on Rikers [Continue reading]
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NYC DOC withholding records on violence against developmentally disabled juvenile inmate: lawsuit
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Private contractor deliberately ignored medical needs of Kentucky inmate: lawsuit
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Lawsuit: Corizon doctor tells New York City inmate to throw severed finger in trash can
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Thousands of immigrant prisoners moved to undisclosed locations after protesting conditions
Immigrant Detention
Prison News Round-up for Oct. 28, 2014
There are far too many stories out there that I want to write about, but I just don’t have the time to [Continue reading]
Juvenile Detention
In New York City, ending youth solitary confinement comes with a complicated price tag
Under Mayor de Blasio’s new preliminary budget, 282 correction officers would be brought on to oversee [Continue reading]
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