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The Doors of Sednaya Opened. The World Looked Away
On December 8, 2024, as Bashar al-Assad’s government collapsed and opposition forces swept into Damascus, the gates of Sednaya Military Prison swung open. Approximately 4,300
Ahmed Manasra was 13 Years Old. Israel Gave Him Schizophrenia
On April 10, 2025, Ahmad Manasra walked out of an Israeli prison after nine and a half years of Incarceration. He was twenty years old.
Guardianship and Proxy
A recent report from KFF Health News tells the story of Nicholas Clouse, a man who was placed under legal guardianship after suffering a traumatic
expansion of involuntary psych holds
In this article, we see several states across the United States recently expand laws allowing involuntary psychiatric detention during mental health crises. These laws allow
Birth in jail resulting in death
In this article, a federal appeals court is reviewing a lawsuit involving a mentally ill woman who gave birth alone inside a Texas jail cell.
Pepper sprayed while praying
A federal jury has awarded $667,000 in damages to eight incarcerated men in Missouri who were pepper-sprayed by correctional officers while praying inside their cell.
Death of teen with intellectual disability in jail
Harris County officials have approved a $1.25 million settlement in the death of a 19-year-old man with an intellectual disability who was killed while incarcerated
Abuse in care
A lawsuit filed in Connecticut alleges that a 39-year-old nonverbal man with autism suffered severe abuse while living in a group home in North Branford.