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hunger strike

Hundreds of people held in California prisons are expected to launch their third large-scale hunger strike in two years today. The current strike, announced by leaders at Pelican Bay State Prison on February 14th, is seen as a resumption of the large-scale strikes in June and September 2011, when thousands of prisoners across the state stopped eating […]

News & Features

California Prisoners Launch New Hunger Strike to Protest Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 8, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/16/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

June 15, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/9/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

June 9, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/2/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

June 2, 2013

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Federal Lawsuit Challenges Brutality in Solitary Confinement Unit at North Carolina Prison

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by Lisa Dawson

May 18, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/12/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

May 12, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

May 4, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4.27.13]

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by Lisa Dawson

April 27, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4.4.13]

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by Lisa Dawson

April 4, 2013

News & Features

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

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 26, 2013

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Former Hostage in Iran Reports on Solitary Confinement in California

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 19, 2012

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California Prisoners Launch New Hunger Strike on October 10th

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 16, 2012

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

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 24, 2012

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California Justice: Three Strikes and Sixteen Years in Solitary

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 7, 2012

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One Year After Historic Hunger Strike, Isolated California Prisoners Report Little Change

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 6, 2012

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North Carolina Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 1, 2012

News & Features

One Year Anniversary of Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Against Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 3, 2012

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Prisoners in Solitary Confinement in Ohio Stage Two-Week Hunger Strike

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by Hannah Taleb

June 5, 2012

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Virginia Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Launch Hunger Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

May 24, 2012

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California Announces Reform of Controversial Policies That Led to Prison Hunger Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

March 9, 2012

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Family of California Prisoner Who Died on Hunger Strike Speaks Out

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 23, 2012

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“Occupy” Prison Protests in California Oppose Use of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 21, 2012

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

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 17, 2012

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

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 10, 2012

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California Considers New Rules for Solitary Confinement in State Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 10, 2012

Voices from Solitary

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

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 19, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “There Must Never Be A Time When We Fail To Protest”

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 30, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “We Will Not Stop Until We Are Heard”

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 14, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Letter from Calipatria Prison Hunger Strikers

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 8, 2011

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