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California prison officials have agreed to limit the practice of long-term solitary confinement, four years after the first hunger strike began in protest of the practice. Under a historic agreement reached in the Ashker v. Brown suit between the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the Center for Constitutional Rights on behalf of individuals in […]

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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

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

Abuse and Cover-Up in California Prisons’ “Behavior Management Units”

Update: Prisoner Dies During Hunger Strike at California’s Corcoran State Prison

Videos Show Abuse of Mentally Ill in California Prisons

The Truth About Solitary Confinement in California

Family of California Prisoner Who Died on Hunger Strike Speaks Out

California Considers New Rules for Solitary Confinement in State Prisons

California Department of Corrections Threatens Prison Hunger Strikers, Bans Lawyers

Roundup of Testimony from California Assembly Hearing on Solitary Confinement

“I Never Will Abandon This Hope”: Testimony of a Pelican Bay Hunger Striker on Solitary Confinement

California Teachers Union Letter of Support for Educational Programming in Solitary Confinement

“Toxic Conditions”: Testimony of Dr. Terry Kupers on Solitary Confinement

Pelican Bay Prisoners Plan to Resume Hunger Strike

As Prisoners End Hunger Strike at Pelican Bay, Their Cause Continues

Statements from Human Rights and Civil Rights Groups Support Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers

Who Are the Hunger Strikers? How Prisoners Land in Pelican Bay’s SHU

Update: Pelican Bay Prisoners Reject State Proposal, Continue Hunger Strike

Starving in Solitary: California Prison Hunger Strikers’ Health Declines, But State Will Not Negotiate

Solitary Confinement Widely Used in California’s Juvenile Jails

Prisoner Grievances: “The System for Going Up Against the System”