American Civil Liberties Union

Prisoners' Rights:
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Prisoner Rights : Medical Care : Legislative Documents

ACLU Comments on Bureau of Prisons Regulations on Psychiatric Treatment (08/12/2008)
Comments of the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Southern California regarding RIN 1120-AB20, Proposed Revision to Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP’s) Regulations on Providing Psychiatric Treatment and Medication to Inmates.

ACLU testimony before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees at a hearing regarding immigrant detainee medical care (06/04/2008)

Testimony of Edwidge Danticat for the House Immigration Subcommittee Hearing Detention and Removal: Immigration Detainee Medical Care (10/04/2007)

Testimony of Francisco Castaneda for the House Immigration Subcommittee Hearing Detention and Removal: Immigration Detainee Medical Care (10/04/2007)

Testimony of Dr. Allen Keller for the House Immigration Subcommittee Hearing Detention and Removal: Immigration Detainee Medical Care (10/04/2007)

Testimony of Tom Jawetz for the House Immigration Subcommittee Hearing Detention and Removal: Immigration Detainee Medical Care (10/04/2007)

Testimony of June Everett for the House Immigration Subcommittee Hearing Detention and Removal: Immigration Detainee Medical Care (10/04/2007)

ACLU Letter to the House Urging Co-sponsorship of H.R. 1993, Office of Correctional Health Act of 2003 (09/30/2003)

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