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In response to a renewed inmate hunger strike to protest conditions in the California prison system, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has taken a hard line, threatening participants with disciplinary action and banning two lawyers who represent the strikers. According to the Contra Costa Times: Prison officials are investigating the two lawyers for “alleged misconduct,” said Terry […]

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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

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Loneliness and Solitude

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 1, 2011

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New Video: ACLU Launches “Stop Solitary” Campaign

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

September 30, 2011

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Abu Ghraib, California: Report Shows Brutal Abuse of Prisoners in LA County Jails

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 29, 2011

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Abu Ghraib on the Allegheny: Sexual and Physical Abuse at Pennsylvania Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 28, 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

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: The “Life Negating Emptiness” of the Pelican Bay SHU

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 25, 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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The Torture of Troy Davis

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 21, 2011

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NYC Bar Association Issues Report on “The Brutality of Supermax Confinement”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 19, 2011

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New Fact Sheet on Solitary Confinement and the Law

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

September 19, 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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California SHU Inmates to Resume Hunger Strike September 26th

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 15, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Beyond Inhumane”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 14, 2011

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What the War on Terror Owes to the War on Crime

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 10, 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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“A Form of Torture”: Testimony of Laura Magnani on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 8, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Was “the Only Way to Get the Word Out” About Prison Abuses

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 6, 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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“The Destruction of the Human Spirit”: Testimony of Rev. William McGarvey on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 3, 2011

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Illinois Prisoner Says Years of Solitary Confinement Caused Mental Illness, Self-Mutilation

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 2, 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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“Toxic Conditions”: Testimony of Dr. Terry Kupers on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 31, 2011

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Historic California Assembly Hearing on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 24, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Injustice Anywhere Is a Threat to Justice Everywhere”

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 23, 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

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Welcome to Supermax

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 19, 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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