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MT: ACLU says CCA discriminates against Native American Prisoners

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

ACLU says private Montana prison discriminates By LEN IWANSKI --AP April 23, 2009 A spokesman for the Montana Corrections Department says they're investigating allegations that Native American inmates were mistreated and discriminated against at the Crossroads Correctional Center in Shelby. The private prison operates under a contract with the state. The American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday that Crossroads violated the rights of Native American inmates. The ACLU of Montana filed a complaint with the state Human Rights Bureau alleging the inmates were subjected to en-masse strip searches, were denied the ability to properly celebrate sweat-lodge ceremonies and were retaliated against when they complained about the mistreatment. The complaint says the strip searches took place between mid-August and mid-October 2008...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on April 24, 2009 (boomark / email).