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Why Jose Padilla's 17-Year Sentence Should Disgust all Americans

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. January 22, 2008.

This sentencing sends a message to the President that torture is justified for little more than thought crime.

Sparks Fly in Padilla Sentencing Hearing

Warren Richey, Christian Science Monitor. January 11, 2008.

Five months after terror-conspiracy convictions, prosecutors and the defense still battle over the evidence.

Sexual Violence On the Rise in US Prisons

Liliana Segura, August 17, 2007.

Liliana Segura: Last year there was a 21 percent jump in sexual violence in US prisons and in more than half the cases, the perpetrators were guards.

Jose Padilla: Imprisoned Nearly Four Years Without a Lawyer, Convicted on Terrorism Charges

Lindsay Beyerstein, August 16, 2007.

Lindsay Beyerstein: By destroying Padilla, the government cheated us all out of justice.

Torture Is Finally on Trial

Naomi Klein, The Nation. February 26, 2007.

America has deliberately driven hundreds, perhaps thousands, of prisoners insane. Now it is being held to account in a Miami court.

A 'dirty-bomber's' Catch-22

Joshua Holland, January 23, 2007.

Joshua Holland: Jose Padilla says: 'I am not insane'; fit to stand trial.