Investigative reports allege 'inhumane' treatment at Thomson Prison

New reports from the Marshall Project/NPR and the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs reveal more shocking allegations at the federal prison in Thomson, Ill. The Marshall Project/NPR report alleges “rampant racism and unnecessary restraint”-in the Special Management Unit (SMU), which is a high-security section of the prison. The SMU was originally […]

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