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Faced With Lawsuit, State Moves to Transfer Prisoners From Controversial Isolation Units

December 28, 2012, 12:22 pm • Posted by Michael Montgomery
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Facing a federal lawsuit, state corrections officials are moving forward with a plan to transfer hundreds of alleged prison gang members from controversial isolation units to regular lockups around the state. The first group of 45 inmates will be removed … Continue reading »

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Prison Hunger Strikes Protest Gang Policy

October 17, 2012, 3:30 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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A hunger strike is continuing at one California prison but ended on Wednesday at another, according to Terry Thornton, a spokesperson for the California Department of Corrections. Some of the strikers were protesting a new policy aimed at reducing activity … Continue reading »

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Hundreds of California Prisoners Could be Transferred From Isolation Units Subject of Strike

October 27, 2011, 12:02 pm • Posted by KQED News Staff
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by Michael Montgomery and Sarah Terry-Cobo, California Watch Hundreds of California prisoners locked in stark segregation units could be transferred to regular prison cells under new policies being developed by state corrections officials. The transfers could include inmates who have … Continue reading »

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