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One Month After Historic Hunger Strike Ends, Legislators Hold Hearings About Solitary Confinement

By October 17, 2013No Comments

man_behind_barsFamilies and former prisoners held for years in solitary confinement expressed optimism October 9 after the first of several California Public Safety Committee hearings about the punishment, promised in exchange for an end to prisoners’ 60-day hunger strike over the summer.

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