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The Strike That Broke a Supermax Prison
At 18, Jack Morris was convicted of murdering a man in South Los Angeles and sent to prison for life. It was 1979, and ...
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III. Supermax Prisons and the Psychological Effects of Isolation
In 1995 a federal court examining the Security Housing Unit (SHU) of the Pelican Bay State Prison—a California supermax —found that “many, if not most, inmates in the SHU experience some ...
‘Surge’ of violence prompts crackdown in California prison system, officials say
The day before state authorities announced plans to restrict inmate movement and revoke visits and other privileges, three ...
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Tag: nationwide rallies
What: Rallies against solitary confinement and “welfare checks” Following the historic gains made against solitary confinement in August, prisoners in Pelican Bay State Prison’s SHU ...
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'Surge' of violence prompts crackdown in California prison system, officials say
Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City, Calif., is one of 11 correctional facilities where officials have limited movement and privileges for inmates amid a "surge" in violence. (Mark Boster ...