PA Senate Committee Passes Bill to Ban Shackling of Pregnant Inmates in Labor

(1/26/10) HARRISBURG - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania praised the state Senate Judiciary Committee today for passing legislation to ban the practice of shackling pregnant inmates in the commonwealth's jails and prisons during childbirth. Senate Bill 1074, the Healthy Birth for Incarcerated Women Act, passed the committee unanimously.

South Central Chapter Annual Meeting

Meeting to Feature Presentation of First Pete Shellem Memorial Champion of Justice Award

Join the South Central Chapter for its annual meeting on March 11. The chapter will be presenting its first Pete Shellem Memorial Champion of Justice Award at the meeting.

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  Includes a guide for those arrested during the G-20 Summit
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  Watch the Tortured Logic video
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