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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

Voices from Solitary: Returned to the SHU in California

“Suicide Checks” Lead to Extreme Sleep Deprivation at Pelican Bay Prison

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

Seven Days in Solitary [12/29/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/20/13]

Videos Show Abuse of Mentally Ill in California Prisons

A Month in Solitary [8/31/13]

Pat Nolan’s Evangelical Prison Reform

Seven Days in Solitary [7/28/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/21/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/14/13]

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

Seven Days in Solitary [5/12/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/13]

Political or Gang Activity? “New Afrikan” Prisoners in Solitary Confinement

One Year After Historic Hunger Strike, Isolated California Prisoners Report Little Change

Pelican Bay Prisoners File Lawsuit Against Long-Term Isolation

California Bill Would Increase Media Access to Prisoners

Voices from Solitary: “There Must Never Be A Time When We Fail To Protest”

California Department of Corrections Threatens Prison Hunger Strikers, Bans Lawyers

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

The Truth About Solitary Confinement in California

“Where Punishment Becomes Torture”: Testimony of Dorsey Nunn on Solitary Confinement

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