Prisoner rights case challenges forced labor in private prisons
Reprinted from The Indiana Lawyer By Olivia Covington When a defendant is convicted and sentenced to prison, it’s expected that they will be required to…
Reprinted from The Indiana Lawyer By Olivia Covington When a defendant is convicted and sentenced to prison, it’s expected that they will be required to…
by Kevin ‘Rashid’ Johnson from SFBayview.org As a captive population, prisoners have no choices about what, if any, medical and mental health care they receive….
Below is a letter from Aaron Isby-Israel discussing the IDOC appeal, filed on the last possible day, of the court’s decision on his lawsuit challenging…
Report from Aaron Isby-Israel on Violations of IDOC legal mail policy at New Castle Correctional Facility. The warden has instituted a policy wherein legal mail…
On Monday, April 22, the family of William Spates, Black Lives Matter NWI-Gary, and IDOC Watch held a Vigil in honor of William Spates’ life…
Updates below James Phillips #106333, a long-time IDOC Watch comrade, is being charged over $300 in restitution fees for a broken sprinkler in his cell,…
Updates below On Thursday, 11/1, IDOC Watch founder, jailhouse lawyer, and advocate for the rights of prisoners Angaza Iman Bahar (Jimmy Jones #891782) was attacked…
Below please find a report from Brother Khalfani Malik Khadun on the recent conversion of G-Unit at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility from a general population…
Donate to the fund raiser by clicking here Current IDOC efforts to restrict materials We have already seen restrictions increasing on material access behind bars…
In recent months we have asked people to call in to Indiana State Prison a couple of times on behalf of Robert Turben #982329, an…