Environment Immigrant detainees hunger strike over conditions in La. detention facility By Desiree Evans August 3, 2009 - Detainees at a privately-run detention center in Louisiana waged hunger strikes to protest inhumane conditions at the jail.
Demographics As U.S. prison populations soar, costs to states are on the rise By Desiree Evans June 25, 2008 -
Human Rights Organizing for freedom at Angola State Prison By Sue Sturgis June 13, 2008 - By Jordan Flaherty, Guest Contributor
Human Rights Drug sentences and the South By Chris Kromm December 13, 2007 - The Supreme Court's 7-0 decision yesterday to reduce extraordinarily harsh sentences for crimes related to crack cocaine is drawing widespread applause from advocates who have long noted the lack of fairness in drug sentencing.
