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California Prison Hunger Strikers to Be Force-Fed
A force-feeding chair at Guantanamo. Robert Lowell called it “man’s lovely, peculiar power to choose life and die”–the ability of human beings to give their lives willingly in service of a cause...
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UN: Solitary Confinement in the U.S. Can Be Torture, Force-Feeding Unacceptable
The use of solitary confinement in California prisons can amount to “cruel punishment, even torture.” This is according to a recent news release from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner...
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A Month in Solitary [8/31/13]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past month that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • According to the tally kept...
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Seven Days in Solitary [9/29/13]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • Reporting on the 1972 trial...
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Seven Days in Solitary [12/1/13]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • The Los Angeles Times...
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How Many People Are In Solitary Confinement in California’s Prisons?
With the considerable attention focused on solitary confinement in California, Solitary Watch has observed inconsistent and widely varied statistics provided on the number of individuals housed in...
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Seven Months After Historic Prison Hunger Strike, Opponents of Solitary...
Tomorrow, California lawmakers will hold a hearing about the use of solitary confinement inside its state prison system. February marks seven months since people incarcerated throughout California...
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Seven Days in Solitary [6/8/14]
• On Monday, June 2, the New York City medical examiners office ruled the death of a man who died in a Rikers Island jail cell last fall to be a homicide. Bradley Ballard died of complications of...
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New Solitary Confinement Policies in California Bring Small Changes and Raise...
The latest and largest of three hunger strikes in California prisons began nearly a year ago, on July 8, 2013. The strike brought international attention to California’s liberal use of indefinite...
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“We Are Not the Worst of the Worst”: One Year Later, What’s Changed for...
Photos: A cell in the Pelican Bay SHU occupied by hunger striker Todd Ashker. On July 8, 2013, 30,000 prisoners refused their meals, launching the largest mass prison hunger strike in U.S. history. One...
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Seven Days in Solitary [3/15/2015]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • A US District Judge has ruled...
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Seven Days in Solitary [5/3/15]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • A 64-year old man was found...
View ArticleSeven Days in Solitary [7/28/13]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • According to the tally kept...
View ArticleSuicide of California Hunger Strike Participant Draws National Attention to a...
Over the weekend, news came out that a hunger strike participant at California State Prison, Corcoran had committed suicide. Billy Michael Sell, 32, killed himself on July 22nd, two weeks after the...
View ArticleHundreds Still on Hunger Strike in California Prisons As Situation Becomes...
Nearly one year ago, J. Heshima Denham, who is being held in solitary confinement at Corcoran State Prison’s Security Housing Unit, told Solitary Watch: “The reality is there is a significant number of...
View Article30 Days of Hunger Striking, California Prisons Chief Insists It’s “Gang Power...
As of Monday, there were 415 California prisoners in seven facilities on hunger strike. Of them, 244 have been on hunger strike since July 8th, making this hunger strike the longest of the three...
View ArticleCalipatria Hunger Striker: “Putting Everything On The Line For Dignity”
The statewide California prison hunger strike has now lasted 33 days. As of yesterday, 193 hunger strikers have refused meals the entire 32 days since the strike began on July 8th. In total, there were...
View ArticleDay 36 of California Hunger Strike: Hundreds Still Protesting Isolation Policies
Today is day 36 of a statewide hunger strike that began on July 8th with the participation of 30,000 individuals in prisons across California. As of yesterday, 270 people in six institutions were on...
View ArticleDay 39 of California Prison Hunger Strike: Governor Jerry Brown Remains Silent
Today marks the 39th day of California’s prison hunger strike, which began on July 8th. According to the medical receiver’s office, a total of 93 in the past week have required medical assistance. At...
View ArticleDay 41 of California Hunger Strike: CDCR Still Insists It’s A Gang Power Play
It is day 41 of the California prison hunger strike, with 129 hunger strikers in six prisons across the state, with 69 of them having refused food since July 8th. As of this writing, the California...
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