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California prison officials have announced a number of changes to state regulations pertaining to the use of solitary confinement and other forms of extreme isolation. The reforms come in the run-up to the fourth year anniversary of the first of three large-scale hunger strikes launched by individuals in the state’s Security Housing Units (SHU) in protest […]

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Will Revamped Prison Regulations Reduce Solitary Confinement in California?

Prisoner at Corcoran State Prison Commits Suicide in Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Parts of My Mind Did Not Survive

Voices from Solitary: “Where Cold, Quiet and Emptiness Come Together”

Seven Days in Solitary [7/14/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/21/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/28/13]

A Month in Solitary [8/31/13]

Suicide in Solitary: The Life and Death of Armando Cruz (Part 1)

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

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

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

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

Legal Settlement Is Having a “Transformative Effect” on Solitary Confinement in California Prisons

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

Pelican Bay Prisoners File Lawsuit Against Long-Term Isolation

Families of California Prisoners Respond to Controversial Reforms of Solitary Confinement

Prisoners in Solitary Confinement in California Respond to Prison Policy Reforms

Solitary Policies in California Revised, As Prisoner Leaders Promote End to Racial Hostilities

California Prisoners Launch New Hunger Strike on October 10th

Thousands of California Prisoners, One Hunger Strike, One Week

California Prison Hunger Strike: “It’s an Absolute Madhouse”

Calipatria Hunger Striker: “Putting Everything On The Line For Dignity”

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

Day 41 of California Hunger Strike: CDCR Still Insists It’s A Gang Power Play

As California Implements Some Solitary Confinement Reforms, Prisoners Remain Skeptical

California Assembly Reviews Solitary Confinement Policies As Prisoners Threaten New Hunger Strike

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

“Systemic Failures Persist” in California Prison Mental Health Care, Judge Rules