A Cruel and Unusual Burden: The Case for the Unconstitutionality of Solitary Confinement

A Cruel and Unusual Burden: The Case for the Unconstitutionality of Solitary Confinement

On October 22, 1983, a pair of inmates killed two prison guards at Illinois’ Marion State Penitentiary. In response to these murders, prison officials put…

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Publicly Funded Religious Programs: A Clear Violation of the Establishment Clause

Publicly Funded Religious Programs: A Clear Violation of the Establishment Clause

            In 2003 within the Southern District of Iowa, Americans United sued the InnerChange Freedom Initiative run by the Prison Fellowship organization, for religious discrimination…

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The Fundamental Necessity for Free Civil Legal Aid for Fair Trials

The Fundamental Necessity for Free Civil Legal Aid for Fair Trials

          By recognizing that legal representation is fundamental for a fair trial, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright…

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