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Pelican Bay

Robert Lowell called it “man’s lovely, peculiar power to choose life and die”–the ability of human beings to give their lives willingly in service of a cause greater than their individual selves. But the state of California, with the approval of a federal judge, now has license to deny even this last, most desperate human right […]

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California Prison Hunger Strikers to Be Force-Fed

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 19, 2013

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Historic California Assembly Hearing on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 24, 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 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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“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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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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“Pawns in a Failed Experiment”: Testimony of Dr. Craig Haney on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 1, 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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“Toxic Conditions”: Testimony of Dr. Terry Kupers on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 31, 2011

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“A Form of Torture”: Testimony of Laura Magnani on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 8, 2011

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Pelican Bay Prisoners Plan to Resume Hunger Strike

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 3, 2011

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Washington Post Takes a Stand Against the “Invisible Brutality That Is Solitary Confinement”

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

August 22, 2011

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“Give Us in Here the Strength to See This Thing Through”: A Chronicle of the Pelican Bay Hunger Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 17, 2011

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New Solitary Watch Print Edition (Summer 2011) Now Available

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

August 11, 2011

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Supermax Prisons: “21st Century Asylums”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 10, 2011

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New York Times Heeds a Cry from the Depths of Pelican Bay Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 2, 2011

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As Prisoners End Hunger Strike at Pelican Bay, Their Cause Continues

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 22, 2011

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

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 21, 2011

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Who Are the Hunger Strikers? How Prisoners Land in Pelican Bay’s SHU

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 18, 2011

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Update: Pelican Bay Prisoners Reject State Proposal, Continue Hunger Strike

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 17, 2011

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Starving in Solitary: California Prison Hunger Strikers’ Health Declines, But State Will Not Negotiate

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 14, 2011

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