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Pelican Bay

Nearly one year ago, J. Heshima Denham, who is being held in solitary confinement at Corcoran State Prison’s Security Housing Unit, told Solitary Watch: “The reality is there is a significant number of us for whom death holds no real fear, in fact, in some ways—as an alternative to another few decades of this—it holds some appeal. […]

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Hundreds Still on Hunger Strike in California Prisons As Situation Becomes Increasingly Dire

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 1, 2013

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Suicide of California Hunger Strike Participant Draws National Attention to a Broken System

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 30, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/28/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

July 28, 2013

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

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 22, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/21/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

July 21, 2013

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California Prison Officials Retaliating Against Hunger Strikers

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 19, 2013

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Thousands of California Prisoners, One Hunger Strike, One Week

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 15, 2013

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As 30,000 Join California Prison Hunger Strike, Corrections Officials Issue Guidelines on Starvation

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 9, 2013

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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 [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

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Judge Rules California Solitary Confinement Lawsuit Should Have Its Day in Court

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by Sal Rodriguez

March 19, 2013

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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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California Prisoners Launch New Hunger Strike on October 10th

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 16, 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

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Can’t You Hear Us?

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by Voices from Solitary

July 14, 2012

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Prisoners in Solitary Confinement in California Respond to Prison Policy Reforms

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by Sal Rodriguez

May 1, 2012

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Families of California Prisoners Respond to Controversial Reforms of Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

April 20, 2012

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Isolated California Prisoners Continue Their Fight for Reform

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by Sal Rodriguez

December 30, 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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California Department of Corrections Threatens Prison Hunger Strikers, Bans Lawyers

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 3, 2011

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Roundup of Testimony from California Assembly Hearing on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 26, 2011

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The Truth About Solitary Confinement in California

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 22, 2011

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California Teachers Union Letter of Support for Educational Programming in Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 17, 2011

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“I Never Will Abandon This Hope”: Testimony of a Pelican Bay Hunger Striker on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 9, 2011

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“Where Punishment Becomes Torture”: Testimony of Dorsey Nunn on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 8, 2011

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