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Prisoners' Rights:
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Prisoner Rights : Resources

2008 – 2009 National Prison Project Litigation Docket (7/27/2009) (01/06/2009)
Summarizes developments in the National Prison Project's cases during 2008 and 2009.

ACLU Letter to Congress Regarding Federal Death Row Conditions (10/15/2008)

2007 - 2008 National Prison Project Litigation Docket (08/29/2008)
Summarizes developments in the National Prison Project's cases during 2007 and 2008.

ACLU of South Carolina Letter to Gov. Mark Sanford Requesting an Independent Audit of the South Carolina Prison System (08/26/2008)

Report on Mental Health Issues at Los Angeles County Jail (07/07/2008)
Report on Mental Health Issues at Los Angeles County Jail, by Dr. Terry Kupers

Alabama Department of Corrections Continues to Deny Programs to HIV-Positive Prisoners (12/11/2007)

2006 – 2007 Updated National Prison Project Litigation Docket (10/18/2007)

Letter to Alabama Department of Corrections from ACLU and State Legislators Regarding HIV-Positive Prisoners (09/28/2007)

Letter to Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Richard F. Allen Regarding Rights of HIV-Positive Prisoners (09/28/2007)

Letter to ACLU from the Alabama Department of Corrections Regarding Programs for HIV-Positive Prisoners (09/28/2007)

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