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Alvin Bronstein, Lawyer Who Fought Prison Abuse, Dies at 87

Mr. Bronstein spent the early part of his career as a civil rights lawyer seeking to defy Jim Crow culture, and he later directed the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Prison Project for 25 years.

By Sam Roberts, The New York Times

October 30, 2015