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A former Wisconsin inmate built a cell to show the public that solitary confinement is torture. I'm...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMadison — During the two decades Talib Akbar spent behind bars, he was placed in solitary...
Op-Ed: Here in San Quentin, I see why solitary confinement must end
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn inmate looks out a window in his solitary confinement cell at the Main Jail in San Jose. Some...
The fight to limit solitary confinement in California prisons is set to roil Sacramento again
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA bill to end prolonged solitary confinement in California's prisons, jails and detention centers...
California Democrats want solitary confinement reform. Why Gavin Newsom may be a roadblock
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom and key lawmakers at the Capitol are struggling to find a consensus...
Gavin Newsom rushes solitary confinement changes. They could make reforms an ‘uphill battle’
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is expediting changes to the state’s solitary...
Column: Solitary confinement is shrouded in secrecy and open to abuse. Why does California allow it?
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKevin McCarthy enjoys the sun on his back in Laguna Beach after being held in solitary confinement...
‘Solitary confinement’ looks different in California prisons — and it can be necessary | Opinion
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 2 months ago“Well-meaning politicians need to realize that the ability to isolate inmates who commit violent...
NYC lawmakers ban solitary confinement in its city jails
NBC Universal via AOL· 5 months agoNew York City lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill to largely ban the practice of solitary...
Bill to ban solitary confinement in federal prisons introduced in House
NBC News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA bill that would broadly ban the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons, jails and...
'Blood on their hands': After ACI deaths, advocates push for solitary confinement reform
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 12 months agoPROVIDENCE — Advocates rallied Tuesday at the State House pushing for urgent reform following the...