Protesters gather at Fla. Department of Corrections headquarters
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) — Protesters gathered at the Florida Department of Corrections headquarters on Calhoun Street in downtown Tallahassee. The […]
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Florida Inmates to Strike Against ‘Prison Slavery’ and Inhumane Conditions on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Prisoners in Florida are planning to go on strike on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to protest “prison slavery” and
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Florida Prisoners Prepare to Strike, Demanding an End to Unpaid Labor and Brutal Conditions
FLORIDA PRISONERS ARE calling for a general strike to start this week — marking the third mass action over the course of a year
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Florida prisoners to protest — again. This time, they’re refusing to work
Inmates across eight Florida prisons have announced a protest in the form of a work stoppage dubbed Operation PUSH set
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Missouri And Other States Face Potentially Costly Dilemma Over Treating Inmates With Hep C
In a corner of her house in Sparta in southwest Missouri, Jymie Jimerson has set up a kind of shrine.
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Why Many Deaf Prisoners Can’t Call Home
Calling home from prison is cumbersome and expensive. For deaf people behind bars, it’s even tougher, sometimes impossible. The technology
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Prison wrong place for Darren Rainey, others with mental illness
BY HOWARD L. SIMON It is only because of dogged investigative reporting by the Miami Herald that people know of
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Tennessee inmate lawsuit over hepatitis C granted class action status
Thousands of Tennessee inmates suffering from a hepatitis C epidemic in state prisons are one step closer to receiving life-saving medication currently
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The steep cost of medical co-pays in prison puts health at risk
If your doctor charged a $500 co-pay for every visit, how bad would your health have to get before you