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ACLU director explains Idaho prison lawsuit

By Dustin Hurst
April 9th, 2010
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Monica Hopkins, executive director for ACLU Idaho
Monica Hopkins, executive director for ACLU Idaho

Monica Hopkins, executive director for ACLU Idaho, hopes to bring the privately-owned correction center south of Boise “back in line” with the Constitution of Idaho through a lawsuit against the state and the private company that operates the facility.  Hopkins said her organization is suing Idaho and Corrections Corporations of America for $155 million and is seeking an injunction to change the way the company operates the center, which she called a “gladiator school.”

In a video interview with IdahoReporter.com, Hopkins explains why the ACLU decided to sue for $155 million and why she thinks the facility has three times the amount of violence reported at other facilities.

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