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The Human Rights Defense Center is a non profit organization which advocates on behalf of the human rights of those detained against their will by the United States government and its agents. This includes people in state and federal prisons, jails, immigration detention, civil commitment, American Indian Jails, juvenile and military prisons among others. The HRDC is one of the few national opponents to the private prison industry and is the foremost advocate on behalf of the free speech rights of publishers to communicate with prisoners and the right of prisoners to receive publications and communications from outside their facilities. The HRDC also does significant work around government transparency and accountability issues using public records and Freedom of Information Act laws at the state and federal level. HRDC's advocacy includes publishing the award winning magazine Prison Legal News. Publishing self help, non fiction reference books aimed at prisoners, litigation, public speaking, testimony before legislative and regulatory bodies, political and public education, media campaigns and maintaining the Prison Legal News and Prison Phone Justice websites as the premiere online sources of detention facility news. HRDC is financially supported primarily by individual donations, earned revenue, foundation, subscription, and advertising income. All donations are tax deductible and we you can make a donation to support our work by mail, phone or online. This website contains an overview of all the activities engaged in by the HRDC. For a brief summary of the national depth and breadth of our advocacy activities we recommend you review our annual reports. Click Here to Learn More

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