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Solidarity and solitary: When unions clash with prison reform
By James Ridgeway and Jean Casella On Jan. 4, 2013, Tamms Supermax in southern Illinois officially closed its doors. The prison, where some men had been in solitary confinement for more than a decade,...
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Illinois prisoners in Menard High Security Unit plan to begin hunger strike...
by Alice and Staughton Lynd The following information is based on numerous letters from prisoners in the High Security Unit at Menard Correctional Center in Illinois written in December 2013. These...
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Update from Menard hunger strikers: We need outside support, force feeding...
The following information is drawn from letters received from prisoners in Administrative Detention at Menard Correctional Center in Menard, Illinois, and compiled by attorney Alice Lynd. “Force...
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Menard hunger strikers endure beating, threats by nurses but vow, ‘We will...
The following information is drawn from letters received from prisoners in Administrative Detention at Menard Correctional Center in Menard, Illinois, and compiled on Jan. 25 by Attorney Alice Lynd....
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Menard hunger strikers cheered by protesters, threatened by staff
The following information is drawn from letters received from prisoners in Administrative Detention at Menard Correctional Center in Menard, Illinois, and compiled on Feb. 2 by Attorney Alice Lynd....
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