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The Associated Press has reported that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is reforming its policies regarding the controversial Security Housing Units (SHUs), where thousands of inmates are held in solitary confinement for an average of 6.8 years. According to the AP: Gang members would no longer have to renounce their gang membership. […]

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California Announces Reform of Controversial Policies That Led to Prison Hunger Strike

“The Gray Box”: Upcoming New York Event on Solitary Confinement

Prisoners with Mental Illness Suffer — and Die — in Arizona’s Solitary Confinement Cells

Lawsuit Charges Solitary Confinement in Arizona’s Prisons Is Cruel and Unusual Punishment

National and International Events Challenging Use of Solitary Confinement

New Federal Budget: Plenty of Money for Prisons

Family of California Prisoner Who Died on Hunger Strike Speaks Out

Illinois Governor Proposes Closing Controversial Tamms Supermax Prison

“Occupy” Prison Protests in California Oppose Use of Solitary Confinement

Conflicting Reports on Hunger Strike at California’s Corcoran State Prison

Update: Prisoner Dies During Hunger Strike at California’s Corcoran State Prison

How Many Prisoners Are in Solitary Confinement in the United States?

New Fact Sheet: The High Cost of Solitary Confinement

“The Gray Box”: Must-Read Article (Plus Video) on Solitary Confinement in America

Voices from Solitary: Prison Transfer

California Considers New Rules for Solitary Confinement in State Prisons

Solitary Confinement in Virginia’s Prisons

New Report Shows Juvenile Lifers Suffering in Solitary Confinement

Isolated California Prisoners Continue Their Fight for Reform

Beyond Guantánamo, There’s Long-Term Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons

Voices from Solitary: Message from the Father of a California Prison Hunger Striker

New Study: Solitary Confinement Overused in Colorado

New Video: UN Torture Expert Juan Mendez on Solitary Confinement

Reducing Solitary Confinement in Maine

Voices from Solitary: Hank Skinner’s Dispatches from Texas Death Row

Voices from Solitary: “Changing Prayer”

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

UN Torture Investigator Calls on Nations to End Solitary Confinement

Tuesday Night in NYC: Forum on Solitary Confinement Features UN Special Rapporteur on Torture