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The latest and largest of three hunger strikes in California prisons began nearly a year ago, on July 8, 2013. The strike brought international attention to California’s liberal use of indefinite solitary confinement and resulted in legislative hearings and the introduction of bills to curb solitary in both houses of the California state legislature. (Only one […]

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New Solitary Confinement Policies in California Bring Small Changes and Raise Big Questions

Seven Days in Solitary [6/29/14]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/22/14]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/8/14]

Voices from Solitary: Playing “The Con Game” at Pelican Bay

The Odyssey to Pelican Bay: Families Journey to California’s Notorious Supermax Prison

Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/14]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/14]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/13/14]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/16/14]

At Hearing on Solitary Confinement in California Prisons, Advocates Challenge “Reforms”

Seven Months After Historic Prison Hunger Strike, Opponents of Solitary in California Gauge the Pace of Change

Seven Days in Solitary [2/2/14]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/22/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/15/13]

Women in Solitary Confinement: “The Isolation Degenerates Us Into Madness”

How Many People Are In Solitary Confinement in California’s Prisons?

Seven Days in Solitary [12/1/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/24/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/10/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/3/13]

One Month After Historic Hunger Strike, California Lawmakers Hold Hearings on Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [10/13/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/6/13]

Videos Show Abuse of Mentally Ill in California Prisons

Seven Days in Solitary [9/29/13]

California Prison Hunger Strike Ends After 60 Days

Day 59 of California Prison Hunger Strike: “Their Spirits Are High, Their Bodies Are Weak”

A Month in Solitary [8/31/13]