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California

The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • Coverage continued of the landmark settlement reached in California. The New York Times published an editorial supporting the development, and a Guardian story featured the stories and experiences of […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/06/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

September 6, 2015

News & Features

California Prison Hunger Strikes Sparked Solitary Reforms, Internal Documents Show

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 2, 2015

News & Features

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

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 1, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/30/2015]

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by Garrett Zehr

August 30, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/16/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 16, 2015

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After Hunger Strikes, Solitary Reforms Come to California’s Prisons—and Leave Thousands Behind

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 1, 2015

News & Features

Will Revamped Prison Regulations Reduce Solitary Confinement in California?

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by Sal Rodriguez

June 30, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/7/15]

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by Hallie Grossman

June 7, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: The Safari from Pelikkkan Bay

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by Voices from Solitary

April 16, 2015

News & Features

UN Torture Investigator Barred from Visiting American Supermax Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 18, 2015

News & Features

In California Prisons, Hundreds Removed from Solitary Confinement—and Thousands Remain

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 27, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/18/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 18, 2015

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Working from the Inside Out

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

November 26, 2014

News & Features

“A Girl Hung Herself Yesterday”: Deaths in Custody at California Institution for Women

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by Victoria Law

November 5, 2014

News & Features

In the Story of Jonah, an Urgent Lesson About the Dangers of Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

October 3, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/14]

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by Lisa Dawson

August 31, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/14]

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by Savannah Crowley

July 27, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/13/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 13, 2014

News & Features

“We Are Not the Worst of the Worst”: One Year Later, What’s Changed for Pelican Bay’s Hunger Strikers?

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by Victoria Law

July 7, 2014

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

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 3, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/29/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 29, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/22/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 22, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/8/14]

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by Jean Casella

June 8, 2014

Voices from Solitary

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

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by Voices from Solitary

June 6, 2014

News & Features

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

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by Sarah Shourd

June 3, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 11, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 20, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/13/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 13, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/16/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 16, 2014

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