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Cruel and unusual punishment

05/20/2016 / By Julie Wilson

Nebraska’s cruel and unusual “justice system” locks juveniles in solitary confinement for months at a time

Associated with psychotic breakdowns, hallucinations, suicidal tendencies and self mutilation, solitary confinement can permanently damage the brain of an adult human – which is why it’s considered cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. However, that hasn’t stopped juvenile detention centers in the state of Nebraska from using it on […]

01/07/2016 / By Julian Kramer

Prominent tax protester Irwin Schiff died under federal custody

Irwin Schiff, posthumously referred to by Forbes as the “grandfather of the contemporary tax protest movement,” died in federal custody recently, shackled to a hospital bed and isolated from the rest of his family. Schiff is known to be one of the most popular tax protesters in the U.S., whose staunch opposition to federal income […]

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