Abuse of Prisoners

Prolonged Solitary Confinement: A Form of Torture, with Robert King from the Angola Three

Saturday, June 22, 2013 - 10:30am - 2:30pm

This will be an opportunity to hear from Robert King, one of the Angola Three, about the use of prolonged isolation in our prisons. Robert King was held in solitary confinement for 29 years. Since his release King has worked tirelessly to expose the injustices of the American penal system perpetrated against African-Americans and poor people.

We will also hear from family members whose children are in isolation and explore actions that we can take to end prolonged isolation in our prisons.

Contact Information: 

For more information contact the American Friends Service Committee PA 412 315 7423

Email: 
swahrhaftig@afsc.org

PA Conference Against Torture

 October 28th and 29th 2011 at Market Square Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg

Seven inches of snow did not prevent forty two of the sixty registered to attend the First PA Conference Against Torture. Sixteen brave folk drove through sleet, snow, rain and fog over the mountains from Western PA at 6:00am on Saturday morning.

Hunger Strikes Resume in California Prison

Hunger Striker Logo

Hunger Striker Logo

This logo was developed by the hunger strikers in Pelican Bay State Penitentiary.

[Updated] On September 26, thousands of California prisoners inside and outside the state resumed their hunger strike to protest the conditions of solitary confinement.   The strike was suspended after three weeks in July to give officials time they said they needed to respond to prisoner demands. 

High court: California prison overcrowding unconstitutional

Prison Overcrowding

Prison Overcrowding

Overcrowding in Califonria Prisons.

AFSC welcomes landmark ruling by US Supreme Court that overcrowding in CA prisons results in "cruel and unusual punishment."

Behind Enemy Lines

Saturday, January 29, 2011 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Contact Information: 

973-242-4144

Documents: 
Behind Enemy Lines Flier

TucsonCitizen.com: AFSC Calls for an Investigation into the Politics of Prison Privatization

The American Friends Service Committee and Beau Hodai (author of the groundbreaking article from In These Times on private prisons & Arizona) met on the lawn of the state house in Phoenix on Monday to hold a press conference calling for an end to for-profit prison influence peddling in Arizona.

Tucson AZ Citizen.com: 130 Crowd Tucson Public Hearing on Prison Privatization

More than 130 people packed the Public Hearing at Pima Community College’s Downtown Campus last night for the first ever hearings on prison privatization in Arizona.

Exceeding all expectations for this event, the crowd listened intently throughout the two hour hearing.

 

Prevent Prison Abuse

Transforming Criminal Justice

Solitary Confinement.

California lawmakers, corrections officials respond to AFSC.  Read the investigative reports.

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