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Ashker v. Brown

In 2013, tens of thousands of people incarcerated throughout California launched a hunger strike to protest the polices of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) around indefinite isolation in solitary confinement (also known as indeterminate sentences). The strike lasted nearly 60 days and ended only after state lawmakers promised to hold hearings around […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Returned to the SHU in California

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by Voices from Solitary

February 26, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/6/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

March 6, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/30/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

October 30, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/1/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 1, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/8/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

December 10, 2021

News & Features

After California Prisons Release “Gang Affiliates” From Solitary Confinement, Costs and Violence Levels Drop

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 29, 2016

News & Features

California Expects to Save $28 Million By Reducing Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 8, 2016

News & Features

In Landmark Settlement, Solitary Confinement to Be Dramatically Reduced in California Prisons

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 1, 2015

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