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Ashker v. Governor of California

This article was originally published on Truthout. The movement against prolonged solitary confinement in California is facing new challenges on two different fronts. First, on August 24, a three-judge panel handed down a ruling ending a federal magistrate’s ability to monitor and limit California’s use of prolonged solitary confinement. However, prisoners’ rights advocates aren’t giving […]

News & Features

Will Court and Legislative Delays Threaten California’s Solitary Confinement Limits?

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by Victoria Law

September 18, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/4/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 4, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/14/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 17, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [6/8/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 8, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/25/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 26, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/18/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 19, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 11, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/19/19]

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by Katie Rose Quandt

August 19, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/22/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 22, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/3/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 3, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/18/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 18, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/4/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 4, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 21, 2018

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“As Long As Solitary Exists, They Will Find a Way to Use It”: Five Years After California’s Prison Hunger Strike

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by Victoria Law

July 13, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/26/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 26, 2017

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