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DOJ to End Use of Private Prisons: CCR Says DHS and ICE Must Do the Same

August 18, 2016

August 18, 2016, New York – In response to the news that the Department of Justice will cease to use private prisons, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: CCR welcomes...

CCR Mourns the Passing of Michael Ratner

May 11, 2016

May 11, 2016, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights is sad to release the following statement on the occasion of the passing of the Center’s president emeritus Michael Ratner: From Attica...

After Attica Prisoner’s Suicide Attempt, Rights Groups Rally Against Abuses

April 12, 2016

April 12, 2016, New York – Today, civil rights, human rights, and community groups held a rally and vigil at One Police Plaza, demanding an end to the pervasive abuse of Ahmed Ferhani and other...

Allow Prisoners to Challenge Placement in Secretive Prison Units, Attorneys Argue

March 15, 2016

Prisoners’ Rights Attorneys Urge Appellate Court to Revive Lawsuit over Federal Communication Management Units March 15, 2016, Washington, D.C. – Today, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional...

As Judge Weighs Final Approval of Landmark California Prison Settlement, Solitary Population Drops

January 26, 2016

January 26, 2016, Oakland – As a federal judge prepared to hold a hearing for the final approval of a landmark settlement agreement to end indefinite solitary confinement in California, the Center...

Immigration Detention Bed Quotas: Private Prison Corporations, Government Collude to Keep Contracts Secret; Undue Corporate Influence Seen in FOIA Redactions, Attorneys Say

December 23, 2015

Revolving Door: Former Head of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Office, Now High-Level Official at Major Detention Contractor, Asks Court to Support Secrecy December 23, 2015, New York – In a Freedom of...

Law4BlackLives Statement in Support of #JusticeforTamir

November 23, 2015

November 23, 2015 – On the anniversary of 12-year-old Tamir Rice’s killing by police in Cleveland, a coalition of law students, legal workers and attorneys known as Law for Black Lives issued the...

Prisoners’ Rights Attorneys Press Constitutional Challenge to Experimental Prison Units

October 28, 2015

October 28, 2015, Washington, D.C. – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights appealed a district court ruling in a case challenging the constitutionality of the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) secretive...

Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, BishopAccountability.org, and the Center for Constitutional Rights Address the United Nations Press Corps in Advance of the Arrival of Pope Francis

September 21, 2015

New York, 21 September, 2015 – Today, representatives from three organizations held a press conference at the United Nations in advance of the Pope’s visit to urge the Vatican to take concrete steps...

Landmark Agreement Ends Indeterminate Long-Term Solitary Confinement in California

September 1, 2015

Settlement Reached in California Class Action Suit Moves Out of SHU Those There 10 Years or Longer, Ends Solitary Purely Due to Gang Validation September 1, 2015, Oakland – Today, the parties have...

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Press Releases

DOJ to End Use of Private Prisons: CCR Says DHS and ICE Must Do the Same

CCR Mourns the Passing of Michael Ratner

After Attica Prisoner’s Suicide Attempt, Rights Groups Rally Against Abuses

Allow Prisoners to Challenge Placement in Secretive Prison Units, Attorneys Argue

As Judge Weighs Final Approval of Landmark California Prison Settlement, Solitary Population Drops

Immigration Detention Bed Quotas: Private Prison Corporations, Government Collude to Keep Contracts Secret; Undue Corporate Influence Seen in FOIA Redactions, Attorneys Say

Law4BlackLives Statement in Support of #JusticeforTamir

Prisoners’ Rights Attorneys Press Constitutional Challenge to Experimental Prison Units

Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, BishopAccountability.org, and the Center for Constitutional Rights Address the United Nations Press Corps in Advance of the Arrival of Pope Francis

Landmark Agreement Ends Indeterminate Long-Term Solitary Confinement in California

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