Hell In a Very Small Space

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Gitmo in the Heartland

A Rule by the Prisons Bureau

Guantanamo North’: Inside Secretive U.S. Prisons

Anatomy of a "Terrorism" Prosecution: Dr. Rafil Dhafir and the Help the Needy Muslim Charity Case

'Little Gitmo'

The Balancer: Animal-Rights Activist Andrew Stepanian Talks About His Time Inside ‘Little Gitmo’

The shocking move to criminalize nonviolent protest

Meet the Punk Rocker Who Can Liberate Your FBI File

Counter-Terrorism Unit Keeps Files on Journalists, Reports that My Book Is 'Compelling and Well Written'

Court Documents Prove I was Sent to Communication Management Units (CMU) for my Political Speech

Daniel McGowan Back in Jail Days After Writing About His Secretive Prison Unit for Huffington Post

Robo Prison: Political + Prisoner = Marion

The Effects of Confinement in the High Security Unit at Lexington

Aref, et al. v. Holder, et al.

Investigative journalist Will Potter is the only reporter who has been inside a Communications Management Unit, or CMU, within a US prison. These units were opened secretly, and radically alter how prisoners are treated -- even preventing them from hugging their children. Potter, a TED Fellow, shows us who is imprisoned here, and how the government is trying to keep them hidden. "The message was clear," he says. "Don't talk about this place." Find sources for this talk at  willpotter.com/cmu

Will Potter: The secret US prisons you've never heard of before

The secret US prisons you've never heard of before

U.S.'s CMUs, or 'Little Guantanamo,' restrict prisoners' communication to extreme levels, impacting their basic human connections.

In a shadowy realm of the U.S. justice system, CMUs disproportionately house Muslims, reflecting a bias in the war on terror.

Through the lens of CMUs, the U.S. confronts its history of politicizing prisons, challenging our commitment to human rights.