WASHINGTON, DC-The American Civil Liberties Union applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today that the extreme deprivation and punishment found in “supermax” prisons warrant protections for prisoners’ due process rights, while expressing disappoint that more extensive protections were rejected. “Prisoners confined in supermax facilities endure 24-hour isolation, limited access to rehabilitative programming, and few opportunities … Continue reading Supreme Court’s Decision Upholds Prisoners’ Due Process Protections, But Limits Their Reach