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By Jean Casella | February 17, 2021

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"As Long As Solitary Exists, They Will Find a Way to Use It": Five Years After California's Prison Hunger Strike

July 13, 2018July 15, 2018 Victoria Law
Pelican Bay wide

This story was published in partnership with The Nation. On July 8, 2013, more than 30,000 incarcerated men and women across California began refusing to eat. It was the start of the nation’s largest ever prison hunger strike, and for some the fasting would last nearly two months. The mass protest made headlines across the country, […]

Massachusetts Prisoners Sent to Solitary After Meeting with State Legislators About Prison Reform

May 24, 2016June 7, 2016 Jack Denton
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Update, June 7, 2016:  According to family members with knowledge of the situation, Tim Muise, Shawn Fisher, and Steven James were all released from solitary on May 26 and returned to general population on May 27. Muise and Fisher received disciplinary reports, dated May 22, alleging an “attempt to build a computer, which they intended […]