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Control Units

This collection contains materials pertaining to the proliferation of control units and super-max prisons across the US.

Documents

Inmates Kafka-esque case to be reheard Inmates Kafka-esque case to be reheard
Author: Dave NeesePublisher: The TrentonianDate: 5/13/1990Volume Number: 13-MayFormat: ArticleCollection: Control Units
reproduction of original article.
Cops vs. Cops: Investigator charges drug ring run inside Trenton prison Cops vs. Cops: Investigator charges drug ring run inside Trenton prison
Author: Dave NeesePublisher: The TrentonianDate: 8/6/1989Volume Number: 6-AugFormat: ArticleCollection: Control Units
Reproduction of original article.
Cops vs. Cops: Investigator charges drug ring run inside Trenton prison Cops vs. Cops: Investigator charges drug ring run inside Trenton prison
Author: Dave NeesePublisher: The TrentonianDate: 8/6/1989Volume Number: 6-AugFormat: ArticleCollection: Control Units
Reproduction of original article.
Inmates Kafka-esque case to be reheard Inmates Kafka-esque case to be reheard
Author: Dave NeesePublisher: The TrentonianDate: 5/13/1990Volume Number: 13-MayFormat: ArticleCollection: Control Units
reproduction of original article.
Buried Alive: New Control Units Put Prisoners in Extreme Isolation Buried Alive: New Control Units Put Prisoners in Extreme Isolation
Author: Daniel Burton RosePublisher: Boulder WeeklyDate: 2/6/1997Volume Number: 6-FebFormat: ArticleCollection: Control Units
Reproduction of Original Article.
Control Unit Madness Control Unit Madness
Author: ShepPublisher: Z MagazineDate: 12/1994Volume Number: DecemberFormat: ArticleCollection: Control Units
Reproduction
Control Units: An Opressive New Order in US Prisons Control Units: An Opressive New Order in US Prisons
Author: Nancy KershanPublisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownFormat: ArticleCollection: Control Units
Reproduction
Prison Guards' Appeals Denied Prison Guards' Appeals Denied
Publisher: The TrentonianDate: 2/14/1990Volume Number: 14-FebFormat: ArticleCollection: Control Units
Reproduction of original article. Includes typed notation
ACLU Plans Suit to Challenge Prison Censorship ACLU Plans Suit to Challenge Prison Censorship
Author: Hanna W. RoslaPublisher: New Jersey Law JournalDate: 12/7/1992Volume Number: 7-DecFormat: ArticleCollection: Control Units
reproduction of original article.
Topical Survey: Super Max Facilities and Units Topical Survey: Super Max Facilities and Units
Publisher: Summary for Corrections AdministratorsYear: 1993Volume Number: WinterFormat: ArticleCollection: Control Units
Reproduction of Original Article.