Rights Groups to UN: Abolish 'Death by Incarceration'

The U.S. is a global outlier in condemning 1-in-7 prisoners to die behind bars, writes Marjorie Cohn. Over two-thirds are people of color. Under international law,  this amounts to torture and racial discrimination.





By Marjorie Cohn
Truthout
Several human rights organizations submitted

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