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Tag Archives: Pelican Bay State Prison
Does 22 1/2 Hours Alone in an 8 x 10 Cell Every Day Amount to Torture? Video From Inside Pelican Bay Prison
“I haven’t seen the moon since 1998.” That's inmate Jeremy Beasley, talking to me while sitting–shackled–in an interview room at Pelican Bay State Prison, California’s highest security lockup. Beasley, a convicted murderer, was clearly surprised by my presence—he told me … Continue reading
Anatomy of a Prison Policy: Document on New Isolation Rules Annotated
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Last year hundreds of inmates staged two hunger strikes that spread to 13 prisons in California. The prisoners were protesting conditions in super-maximum security units known as SHUs, where a majority of state prisoners are held in extreme isolation for … Continue reading
Prison Officials Investigate Inmate Advocates
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Originally published on Californiawatch.org Just days after thousands of California inmates renewed a hunger strike, two Bay Area attorneys closely involved in mediation efforts got a surprise: They were under investigation by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for allegations … Continue reading
State Officials Warn of Discipline For Inmates on Hunger Strike
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State corrections officials yesterday threatened to discipline thousands of inmates who have resumed a hunger strike over conditions at California’s highest-security lockups. A state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation memo distributed to all state inmates (pdf) said any prisoner participating … Continue reading
Inmates Vow to Resume Hunger Strike
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from California Watch Corrections officials are taking security precautions and gearing up medical staff in response to growing indications that inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison will resume a hunger strike that was suspended July 20. Strike leaders are calling … Continue reading
Security Housing Units, Extreme Isolation at Heart of Inmate Hunger Strike, is Subject of Hearing
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Corrections officials told state lawmakers today they're committed to changing the state's controversial use of isolation units at four prisons, including Pelican Bay. At an Assembly Public Safety Committee hearing, Michael Montgomery reports, legislators pressed prison officials on three main … Continue reading
Pelican Bay, Today and Yesterday
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Somewhere far up the North Coast—well out of sight and out of mind for virtually all of us—is California's Pelican Bay State Prison. It's a facility built for the most violent, dangerous inmates in the state prison system. Many of … Continue reading
