Stories by Hans Bennett

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The Framing of Kevin Cooper: Potentially Innocent Man Has Spent Half His Life on Death Row

Posted on Feb 15, 2012, Source: Prison Radio

In his new true-crime book, author J. Patrick O'Connor says that convicted murderer Kevin Cooper "is, in a word, a scapegoat."

Mumia Abu-Jamal May Be Off Death Row, But His Torture Continues In the 'Hole'

Posted on Jan 23, 2012, Source: Prison Radio

Bret Grote of the Human Rights Coalition discusses Mumia Abu-Jamal and the crime of solitary confinement.

Beyond Attica: The Untold Story of Women's Resistance Behind Bars

Posted on Jul 21, 2009, Source: AlterNet

As the incarceration rate of U.S. women skyrockets, an important book shines new light on the struggles of women prisoners.

The Angola Three: Torture in Our Own Backyard

Posted on Apr 2, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Together, Robert King, Albert Woodfox, and Herman Wallace have spent more than 100 years in solitary confinement.
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