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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
News
Nationwide Report Finds Reduction in Reported Use of Solitary Confinement
A new report co-authored by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law finds fewer people in solitary confinement in U.S. prison systems than in years past, according to prisons surveyed. However, 41,000 to 48,000 people in the U.S. were still in solitary confinement as of last year.
Tuesday, September 06, 2022
In The Press
Solitary Confinement Is Torture. U.S. Prisons Should Stop Using It.
The Washington Post
An editorial cites a report co-authored by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law showing that the use of solitary is confinement is declining in U.S. prisons, but a significant number of people are still kept in isolation.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Members of the show Echoes of Attica (from left) Jason Torello. Dario Peña, Dinny Aletheiani, BL Shirelle, Simply Naomi, Carlos Roche, Ronald Jenkins, and Eddie Torres, with Kayla Vinson, Executive Director of the Law and Racial Justice Center, and Jennifer Taylor ’10, Director of the Liman Center
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Attendees of the 2022 Liman Public Interest Colloquium — a group that includes former Liman Fellows from around the country — gather at Yale Law School. Liman Center Director Jennifer Taylor ’10 has a goal to connect and build relationships with Liman’s network of alumni and Fellows, which now spans 25 years.
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Douglas L. Stevick ’96, a 1998 Liman Fellow, is a General Counsel at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid.
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Friday, June 24, 2022
Students, faculty, alumni, and public interest advocates from across the country marked the Liman Center's 25th anniversary on April 7-9.
Thursday, June 16, 2022
James Mooney ’19 is a Liman Fellow at the ACLU of Illinois.
Thursday, September 15, 2022
In The Press
New Data Show How Often Alabama Uses Solitary Confinement
WBHM
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments in a news story about the use of solitary confinement in Alabama, where roughly five percent of prisoners are housed in solitary confinement for more than 15 days a year.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
In The Press
Nearly 50,000 People Held in Solitary Confinement in U.S., Report Says
The Guardian
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments on the declining use solitary confinement in a news story on a report by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
In The Press
New Report Details Solitary Decline
The New Haven Independent
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments on the declining use solitary confinement in a news story on a report by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law and the use of solitary confinement in Connecticut.
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
In The Press
It Is Time to Repeal Connecticut’s Incarceration Lien —A Commentary by Jenny Carroll, Mila Reed Guevara ’23, and Ryanne Bamieh ’23
The Connecticut Mirror
Jenny Carroll is the Director of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law and a Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Mila Reed Guevara and Ryanne Bamieh are members of the class of 2023 at Yale Law School.
Sunday, March 27, 2022
In The Press
Connecticut Residents, Lawmakers Testify on Criminal Justice Bills
Yale Daily News
Liman Center Director Jenny Carroll explains the harms of Connecticut’s incarceration lien and Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments on a measure to limit the use of solitary confinement.
Monday, March 14, 2022
In The Press
Arizona’s Privatized Prison Health Care Has Been Failing for Years. A New Court Case Could Change That
PBS News Hour
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik is quoted about Arizona’s privatized prison health care system.