August 20, 2021...The Center for Constitutional Rights, in a statement Monday, said that "throughout its 20 years in Afghanistan, the U.S. never prioritized the safety and dignity of Afghan civilians—it must do so...
September 1, 2015Hundreds of prisoners housed in the California penitentiary system will be released from solitary confinement, where dozens of inmates have been detained for more than a decade, under the details of...
On January 22, 2019, CCR Advocacy Program Manager Nahal Zamani testified before the Public Safety Committee of the New York City Council on a hearing on the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB)...
Updated: April 12, 2019
New Filing Seeks One-Year Extension of Court Monitoring Based on Violations November 20, 2017, New York, Palo Alto – Two years after the historic settlement of Ashker v. Governor of California marked...
September 1, 2015Thousands of California prison inmates who have been in solitary confinement – some for more than 30 years – will be released into the general prison population under a legal settlement announced...
VETERANS FOR PEACE WITH CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND POETS OF VENTURA PRESENT: "POEMS FROM GUANTANAMO" Featuring: Vincent Warren, Executive Director, CCR Poetry...
Updated: March 12, 2009
November 21, 2017California prisons no longer hold large numbers of prisoners for a decade or more in solitary confinement, but advocates said Monday that prison officials have failed to provide promised mental...
The Murder of Walter Trochez: Political Violence and Impunity in Honduras This article originally appeared in Huffington Post on December 13, 2010
Updated: December 14, 2010
March 4, 2013, New York – As part of its ongoing lawsuit to force public access to documents in the court-martial of PFC Bradley Manning, Center for Constitutional Rights v. United States , CCR...
September 2, 2015In a major victory for prisoners’ rights, California has agreed to greatly reduce the use of solitary confinement...
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