CA Prisoners Continue Hunger Strike Against Solitary Confinement

It is day 52 of the hunger strike by prisoners in California protesting against solitary confinement. 96 prisoners are participating, across three institutions. Some prisoners have already been force-fed. Access updated information.

Pace Professor Michael B. Mushlin, an international expert on prisoners’ rights, describes his experience in observing solitary confinement prison conditions.

Long term solitary confinement is increasingly under attack, with the current hunger strike only the latest salvo. Conservatives are beginning to oppose it because of its expense, and the states no longer have the money in their budgets to support it. Others are concerned not only about its impact on the prisoner but also the impact on the communities in which these prisoners are released.

These different forces may come together to end the widespread practice of long-term solitary confinement.