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In 2013, tens of thousands of people incarcerated throughout California launched a hunger strike to protest the polices of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) around indefinite isolation in solitary confinement (also known as indeterminate sentences). The strike lasted nearly 60 days and ended only after state lawmakers promised to hold hearings around […]

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Voices from Solitary: Returned to the SHU in California

Guarding Solitary Confinement

California Prison Hunger Strikes Sparked Solitary Reforms, Internal Documents Show

Will Revamped Prison Regulations Reduce Solitary Confinement in California?

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

The Odyssey to Pelican Bay: Families Journey to California’s Notorious Supermax Prison

Seven Days in Solitary [12/29/13]

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

Federal Bureau of Prisons Details Plans for Limited “Audit” of Solitary Confinement Practices

Voices from Solitary: Welcome to the SHU

Voices from Solitary: Solitary Confinement’s Invisible Scars

Seven Days in Solitary [10/20/13]

Videos Show Abuse of Mentally Ill in California Prisons

A Month in Solitary [8/31/13]

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

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

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

Pat Nolan’s Evangelical Prison Reform

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

Seven Days in Solitary [7/28/13]

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

Seven Days in Solitary [7/21/13]

California Prison Officials Retaliating Against Hunger Strikers

Seven Days in Solitary [7/14/13]

Voices from Solitary: This Place Is Nothing More Than a Torture Chamber

Faces and Voices of the California Prison Hunger Strike

California Prisoners Launch New Hunger Strike to Protest Solitary Confinement

Women in California Prison Isolation Units Face Overcrowding and Despair

Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/13]