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Solitary Watch has recently confirmed that on August 28th, prisoner Armando Morales (CDCR number-P80673) committed suicide by hanging in his cell at California State Prison, Corcoran. The Kings County Coroner’s office confirmed that Mr. Morales was found unresponsive at 4:41 PM in his cell by prison staff. He was found on his cell floor with a […]

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Corcoran State Prison

Prisoner at Corcoran State Prison Commits Suicide in Solitary

Inside the Hole: Enduring Solitary Confinement in California

Voices from Solitary: Gang “Validation” and Permanent Isolation in California Prisons

Voices from Solitary: A Little Taste of “Freedom”

Voices from Solitary: Message from the Father of a California Prison Hunger Striker

Voices from Solitary: Parts of My Mind Did Not Survive

Voices from Solitary: The Safari from Pelikkkan Bay

Voices from Solitary: Returned to the SHU in California

Seven Days in Solitary [4.27.13]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/28/13]

Families of California Prisoners Respond to Controversial Reforms of Solitary Confinement

Prisoners in Solitary Confinement in California Respond to Prison Policy Reforms

Political or Gang Activity? “New Afrikan” Prisoners in Solitary Confinement

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

Isolated California Prisoners Continue Their Fight for Reform

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

Videos Show Abuse of Mentally Ill in California Prisons

California Prisoners Launch New Hunger Strike to Protest Solitary Confinement

Family of California Prisoner Who Died on Hunger Strike Speaks Out

Conflicting Reports on Hunger Strike at California’s Corcoran State Prison

California Considers New Rules for Solitary Confinement in State Prisons

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

Prisoner Sent to Solitary Based on Reading Materials