This week’s picks from AFSC staff:
Woman Who Spent 2 Months In Solitary Confinement For Being Transgender Scores Legal Victory via Huffington Post
A Maryland woman who was mistreated by prison guards and held in solitary confinement for over two months solely because she is transgender has scored a groundbreaking legal victory that could help improve the treatment of transgender inmates across the country, her lawyers said this week.
Meet Israel’s boycotters via Al Jazeera
Israeli members of the BDS movement and pro-Palestinian activists explain why the world should stop supporting Israel.
How Profit-Over-People Mentality Shapes Life Inside The Jail Pope Francis Is Visiting via ThinkProgress
This past weekend, Pope Francis visited Philadelphia’s Curran-Fromhold Jail as part of his visit to the United States. In addition to severe overcrowding, Curran-Fromhold inmates also have to contend with a bevy of private firms that make money providing services inside the jail.
