Policing, Prisons and Human Rights

In this episode of our podcast we have a report on the recent hunger strike by solitary confineme...

An episode of the US Human Rights Network Podcast podcast, hosted by US Human Rights Network, titled "Policing, Prisons and Human Rights" was published on August 28, 2012 and runs 20 minutes.

August 28, 2012 ·20m · US Human Rights Network Podcast

Summary

In this episode of our podcast we have a report on the recent hunger strike by solitary confinement inmates in Georgia. Azadeh Shashahani, the National Security and Immigrants' Rights Project Director for the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Georgia joins us to talk about their call to end 287g, the Supreme Court ruling on Arizona’s SB1070, and other anti-immigrant measures like the Secure Communities Program. We also have commentary on a recent report 120 African-Americans killed by the police with a look at the specific case in Georgia of Ariston Waiters.

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