Prison

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Denver Co. 8/25/08
Demonstration of waterboarding at the march against the prison industrial complex.
Denver Federal Courthouse

Tamms Year Ten, an organization working to stop the "shock treatment" and torture of prisoners by the Illinois Department of Corrections has finally got a bill passed to improve the living conditions of Tamms Supermax Penitentiary Prisoners. The incredible work of this coalition of families, artists, educators, and now even some politicians has the potential to change the lives of the men in Tamms from utter degradation and humiliation towards dignity and possibility.

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My friend Laurie Jo Reynolds has been working tirelessly on a campaign to bring accountability to the treatment of prisoners at the TAMMS Penitentiary in Illinois. This supermax prison in Southern Illinois treats prisoners terribly engaging in behavior that only the cruelest most delusional people would not refer to as torture.

Buddhist teacher, former inmate and founder of several prison service organizations Fleet Maul talks about life behind bars. Even in the hostile prison environment, Fleet found that people would eventually reveal their humanity, which inspired him to rededicate his life to spiritual practice and service.

Free Voice Media Alliance has produced a new episode of SourceCode, Free Speech TV’s original news magazine program. This episode is “Private Prisons: Commerce in Souls.”