Managing editor of @prisonlegalnews and executive director of the Human Rights Defense Center. Opinions are my own. Dedicated to Protecting Human Rights Founded in 1990 as a prison-based newsletter with a $50.00 budget and an all-volunteer grassroots base, HRDC has grown to become a national 501(c)(3) civil rights organization with headquarters in Lake Worth, Florida. Through direct-action campaigns, media and publishing, and impact litigation, HRDC advocates on behalf of prisoners in state and federal prisons, local jails, juvenile facilities and immigration detention centers. HRDC has successfully litigated wrongful death, public records, and civil rights cases on behalf of prisoners in over 35 states, built a network of professionals focused on criminal justice reform, and forged relationships with many of the biggest law firms and advocacy organizations in the country working on prisoner rights issues.