Lewisburg: Where Crossword Puzzles Count as Counseling

Posted at https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/06/12/where-crossword-puzzles-count-as-counseling#.clOQDS8Jo A new lawsuit alleges poor care for mentally ill inmates at one of the highest security prisons in the country. By CHRISTIE THOMPSON A new lawsuit alleges mental health care at one of the highest security — and most violent … Continued

My Turn: End Torture at Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary

Posted at http://www.dailyitem.com/opinion/columns/my-turn-end-torture-at-lewisburg-federal-penitentiary/article_5cff8512-9a73-50e0-937c-1d5a4bef9ff3.html The Rev. Sandra L. Strauss/My Turn The U.S. Penitentiary at Lewisburg in a Aug. 2014 file photo      The recent NPR/Marshall Project reports of torture at the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary may have been a revelation for many Americans, … Continued

Urge Attorney General to Investigate Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary

From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): This week, NPR and The Marshall Project published a series of stories uncovering the harrowing use of torture at the Lewisburg federal penitentiary in central Pennsylvania, where incarcerated people are routinely forced … Continued