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ASCA, Liman Program Release New Report on Restrictive Housing
A new report, jointly authored by the Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA) and the Arthur Liman Program at Yale Law School, reflects a profound change in the national discussion about the use of what correctional officials call “restrictive housing” and what is popularly known as “solitary confinement.”
Arthur Liman Fellow Presents at White House Forum
Arthur Liman Fellow Jamelia Morgan '13 was a panelist at the White House Forum on Criminal Justice Reform and Disability.
Justice for All? Re-envisioning Criminal Justice
Yale Law School’s faculty, students, and alumni work to make America’s criminal justice system more effective, intelligent, and humane.
Liman Program Publishes Report on Death Row Housing
In response to growing concerns about the prolonged isolation of death sentenced prisoners in the United States, the Arthur Liman Public Interest Program at Yale Law School has released a new report examining the housing of death sentenced prisoners around the country.
Liman Fellow Jamelia Morgan ’13 Discusses Reform on WPFW
On May 10, Jamelia Morgan ’13 appeared on the Crossroads radio program on WPFW to discuss reforms to end solitary confinement.
Liman Summer Fellows Named Truman Scholars
Yale undergraduates Sean Moore and JT Flowers, both Yale Law School Liman Summer Fellows, were awarded 2016 Truman Scholarships based on their academic success and leadership accomplishments. Read more.
Liman Fellows Announced; Colloquium Scheduled
The Arthur Liman Public Interest Program announced the appointment of seven new fellows for the 2016-2017 academic year.
President Obama Cites ASCA/Liman Report on Solitary Confinement
President Barack Obama cited a groundbreaking report published by Yale Law School’s Arthur Liman Public Interest Program Tuesday in a Washington Post oped announcing the end of solitary confinement for juveniles.
Prison Officials Push to Cut Isolated Housing of Inmates
A report issued Wednesday by the Association of State Correctional Administrators in conjunction with Yale Law School's Arthur Liman Public Interest Program also said that prison officials regard prolonged isolation of prisoners as a "grave problem," and are moving quickly to rein in the practice, according to the New York Law Journal. Read more in the New York Law Journal.
97 Percent of DC's Prisoners in One Type of Solitary Confinement Are Black
At least 66,000 inmates in state and federal prisons were held in some form of solitary confinement last year, according to a report released Wednesday by corrections officials and researchers from Yale Law School, according to the Huffington Post. Corrections officials say prolonged isolation is a "grave" problem and they seek to limit or end it Read the article.