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On July 8 and 9, about a hundred solitary survivors, their families, activists, and scholars gathered in southern California to mark the tenth anniversary of one of the most important events in the history of prison activism: the 2013 hunger strike organized by men held in the supermax Pelican Bay State Prison, which quickly spread […]

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Gathered to Mark Anniversary of Historic Prison Hunger Strike, Advocates Vow to End Solitary Confinement in California

Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Leader Held in Solitary for Six More Years…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Seven Days in Solitary [10/30/2016]

After California Prisons Release “Gang Affiliates” From Solitary Confinement, Costs and Violence Levels Drop

“Suicide Checks” Lead to Extreme Sleep Deprivation at Pelican Bay Prison

California Expects to Save $28 Million By Reducing Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [11/29/2015]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/06/2015]

California Prison Hunger Strikes Sparked Solitary Reforms, Internal Documents Show

Seven Days in Solitary [8/16/2015]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/9/2015]

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

Seven Days in Solitary [5/3/15]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/15/2015]

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

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

Seven Days in Solitary [6/8/14]

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

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

Seven Days in Solitary [12/1/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/29/13]

A Month in Solitary [8/31/13]

UN: Solitary Confinement in the U.S. Can Be Torture, Force-Feeding Unacceptable

California Prison Hunger Strikers to Be Force-Fed

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

Day 39 of California Prison Hunger Strike: Governor Jerry Brown Remains Silent

Day 36 of California Hunger Strike: Hundreds Still Protesting Isolation Policies

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

30 Days of Hunger Striking, California Prisons Chief Insists It’s “Gang Power Play”