Jean Casella

Solitary Watch

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Co-director of Solitary Watch, a watchdog group that tracks solitary confinement conditions in America's jails and prisons

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In 2008, candidate Barack Obama accused George W. Bush of abusing the power of the presidency to establish the prison at Guantánamo Bay.

Guantánamo, the Constitution and Presidential Politics

In 2008, candidate Barack Obama accused George W. Bush of abusing the power of the presidency to establish the prison at Guantánamo Bay.

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