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Nearly 12,000 California Prisoners Go On Hunger Strike to Protest Solitary Confinement

Shauna Wright — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:54:10 +0000

Up to 12,000 inmates in eight California prisons are said to be entering the ninth day of a hunger strike, protesting the manner and length in which inmates are kept in solitary confinement.

American Hikers Released from Iranian Prison After $1 Million Bail Posted [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:56:44 +0000

Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, two Americans arrested for espionage when they accidentally wandered over the border into Iran in 2009, have been released from a prison in Tehran.

Arizona Now Charges People $25 to Visit Prison Inmates

Shauna Wright — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:02:36 +0000

New legislation in Arizona allows the state’s Department of Corrections to impose a one-time “background check fee” of $25 on adults wishing to visit inmates at any of its 15 facilities.

Needless to say, families and prisoner advocacy groups are not happy, citing the existing costs of traveling to visit loved ones housed in prisons that are often located in remote areas.