In Riverside County Jails, Organizing Against Repressive Conditions Takes Many Forms
People incarcerated in Riverside County jails engage in many forms of resistance against repression, from hunger strikes to lawsuits and beyond.
‘Good Riddance’: One Of Guantanamo’s Most Inhumane Camps Shuts Down
A maximum security facility at Guantanamo Bay, which was used to control “non-compliant prisoners,” including hunger strikers, was closed by the Pentagon.
US Military Tired of Questions From Media, Restricts Access to Guantanamo
Limited to four trips per year, reporters will no longer be able to directly access either of two prison camps and may no longer speak to low level guards.
ICE Punishes Immigrant Women On Hunger Strike With Isolation, Cold Cells
Guards at the Hutto Detention Center in Texas, are retaliating against immigrant detainees engaged in a hunger strike to protest their living conditions.
Shaker Aamer, Known For Resistance At Guantanamo, Rejoins Family (UPDATE)
After more than thirteen years of torture, abuse, and unjust detention at the Guantanamo Bay military prison, Shaker Aamer has finally been released.
California Agrees To Restrict Use of Long-Term Solitary Confinement
California has agreed to restrict the use of long-term solitary confinement in a settlement agreement filed in federal court this week. Restrictions are expected to reduce the number of inmates in isolation, cap the number of continuous years an inmate can spend in solitary confinement to five, and establish measures by which inmates can more easily achieve release back to general population.