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Interfaith leaders fast to protest solitary confinement

WASHINGTON (RNS) An interfaith coalition is urging Congress to end solitary confinement, which they said is a ``harmful, costly, and ineffective practice.'' By Chris Lisee.

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‘Zero Dark Thirty’ tortures the truth about interrogations

(RNS) Nothing was tortured more in the making of Kathryn Bigelow’s film “Zero Dark Thirty” than the truth about torture. By Morris Davis and the Rev. Richard Killmer.

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COMMENTARY: CIA torture report ought to disturb all our consciences

(RNS) We can hope and pray that God forgives us for what our government has done in our name. We can also act to ensure that torture never happens again.

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Interfaith activists call solitary confinement immoral, ineffective

(RNS) “Once you’ve stood inside the cell and heard the sounds of an actual solitary confinement unit echoing in your very being, it becomes very hard to forget or to ignore,” said the Rev. Kate...

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A virtual reality tour of solitary confinement helps religious groups rally...

(RNS) — Solitary confinement is a growing concern for religious groups across the country that have come to adopt the now common nomenclature for the practice: torture. The post A virtual reality tour...

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