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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, […]

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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

Legal Settlement Is Having a “Transformative Effect” on Solitary Confinement in California Prisons

California Prison Hunger Strikes Sparked Solitary Reforms, Internal Documents Show

In Landmark Settlement, Solitary Confinement to Be Dramatically Reduced in California Prisons

Will Revamped Prison Regulations Reduce Solitary Confinement in California?

In California Prisons, Hundreds Removed from Solitary Confinement—and Thousands Remain

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

At Hearing on Solitary Confinement in California Prisons, Advocates Challenge “Reforms”

Women in Solitary Confinement: “The Isolation Degenerates Us Into Madness”

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

Videos Show Abuse of Mentally Ill in California Prisons

Day 59 of California Prison Hunger Strike: “Their Spirits Are High, Their Bodies Are Weak”

A Month in Solitary [8/31/13]

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

Day 39 of California Prison Hunger Strike: Governor Jerry Brown Remains Silent

Day 36 of California Hunger Strike: Hundreds Still Protesting Isolation Policies

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

30 Days of Hunger Striking, California Prisons Chief Insists It’s “Gang Power Play”

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

Thousands of California Prisoners, One Hunger Strike, One Week

Seven Days in Solitary [7/14/13]

Faces and Voices of the California Prison Hunger Strike

California Prisoners Launch New Hunger Strike to Protest Solitary Confinement

“Systemic Failures Persist” in California Prison Mental Health Care, Judge Rules

Voices from Solitary: Parts of My Mind Did Not Survive