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Solitary confinement is still widespread in US prisons and jails

“The idea that someone would be in solitary confinement for more than a period of a few days or weeks was just not something that anyone accepted," MJC's Easha Anand

Al Jazeera

The Box: 27 years in solitary confinement

Fault Lines examines the toll of solitary confinement through the story of MJC client Dennis Hope, who spent 27 years in isolation.

Al Jazeera Fault Lines

MacArthur Supreme Court Win Highlights Broader Strategy Success

A sweeping U.S. Supreme Court ruling for a civil-rights plaintiff marked the latest win for the MacArthur Justice Center, which has found success bringing cases in courts across the country.

Bloomberg Law

Federal court allows civil-rights case of Dallas officers involved in Tony Timpa’s death to proceed

A decision by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals paves the way for the case to move in front of a jury.

Dallas News

Incarcerated man wins challenge to Arizona Department of Corrections media policy

AZ Central

A Cop Killed an Innocent Man After a ‘Swatting’ Prank Call. The City Can’t Be Sued.

"It gives cities a protection that ordinary citizens never have."

Reason

Doing No Harm

Criminal charges against paramedics in Elijah McClain’s death raise questions about when emergency medical responders should be held accountable for fatalities in police custody.

The Marshall Project

Supreme Court Term Produces Odd Bedfellows in Scrambled Lineups

The justices lined up along strict ideological lines in seven of 56 cases this term, including three of the biggest toward the end involving union organizing, voting rights, and non-profit disclosures.

Bloomberg Law

Ninth Circuit Goes 1-11 Before Justices Who View Law Differently

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit went 1-11 in argued Supreme Court cases this term, including unanimous rejections of the San Francisco-based circuit’s approach on immigration and tribal police stops.

Bloomberg Law

Should It Be This Hard to Sue the Police and Win?

The New York Times