solitary confinement

Solitary Confinement Is Torture, No Matter Where it Happens
posted on APRIL 18, 2013 by Owen Thompson
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The damaging effects of solitary confinement have been well documented, as has its use for minor, even non-criminal offenses. This torture must stop.

TAGS: solitary confinement, immigrant detention centers, ICE, purpose of prisons, public safety
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New Asylums
posted on JUNE 27, 2012 by Morgan McGinnis
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Jails were not designed to house and care for individuals with mental health issues. However, because our communities are failing to provide adequate mental health services, many of them wind up in our broken criminal and juvenile corrections system.

TAGS: Books Not Bars, solitary confinement, Pelican Bay SHU
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The horror.
posted on JUNE 21, 2012 by Sumayyah Waheed
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Sumayyah recaps this week's historic Federal hearing on solitary confinement.

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First-ever Congressional hearing on solitary confinement in the U.S.
posted on JUNE 18, 2012 by Sumayyah Waheed
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The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights will hold the first-ever Congressional hearing on solitary confinement in the U.S on 6/19/12. The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights submitted testimony on solitary confinement of youth.

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Solitary Confinement Bill Fails to Move Out of Committee
posted on MAY 16, 2012 by Jennifer Kim
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It’s a sad day when basic human rights take a back seat to the powerful influence the prison guard union has over our elected leaders.

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A Mother's Nightmare- Act Now for SB 1363
posted on APRIL 18, 2012 by Lina Roldan
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Families for Books Not Bars member, Lina, needs your help to end the abusive use of solitary confinement against Californian youth.

TAGS: Books Not Bars, solitary confinement, In California
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DJJ Hurt My Child
posted on AUGUST 30, 2011 by Maria Sanchez
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This blog originally appeared as an Op-Ed in the Los Angeles Daily News. Lourdes Duarte of Books Not Bars participates in Close DJJ rally

TAGS: Books Not Bars, solitary confinement, Ventura Youth Prison, youth prison, In California
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The Horrible Truth of 24 Hour Lock-up
posted on JUNE 13, 2011 by Joaquin Sanchez
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Spending two years in the Division of Juvenile Justice, California’s youth prison system, changed my life forever. I will never forget the violence and devastation I witnessed.

TAGS: Books Not Bars, Division of Juvenile Justice, djj, juvenile justice, solitary confinement, youth prison
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