Marchers Protesting Exploitative Prison Telephone Contract
Making a Difference
Involved CCR supporters have made a huge impact, sending thousands of letters to Congress demanding they restore habeas corpus and close Guantánamo, urging that the German federal prosecutor take up our press war crimes charges against Donald Rumsfeld, and petitioning Condoleezza Rice to prevent one of our clients from being sent home to Libya to be tortured.
This year we finally suceeded in ending and exploitative telephone contract between New York State and MCI/Verizon which charged family members 630 percent more for collect phone calls from their loved ones in prison.
CCR supporters even made it on to the front page of a judge's opinion, when they helped to convince a New York State Supreme Court judge to revoke the plea bargain that he had accepted for Emanuel "Toto" Constant, the Haiti paramilitary leader and human rights abuser.
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Get involved in our "Beyond Guantanamo: Rescue the Constitution: Campaign. CCR is arguing a landmark case this December, and needs your help to raise awareness. Get involved in our advocacy efforts.
CCR has been fighting on the ground and in the courts to end the exploitative telephone contract between New York State and telephone providers which charged family members 630% more for collect phone calls from their loved ones in prison. This year we won! Find out more.
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From demanding that Congress restore habeas corpus and close Guantánamo, to asking a German federal prosecutor take up our case against Donald Rumsfeld and Alberto Gonzales or asking Condoleezza Rice to prevent one of our clients from being sent home to Libya to be tortured, find ways to act on the issues most important to you.
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A surprisingly small number of people know what habeas corpus is, that Chevron was involved in the massacre of Nigerian activists, or that an innocent Canadian citizen was sent to Syria and tortured at the behest of the U.S. government. The more people that know, the more resistance there will be. One of the most effective ways to take action is to raise awareness around these issues.
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