TheOnion: Prison Guard Heats Lunch Up Inside 150-Degree Solitary Confinement Cell https://www.theonion.com/prison-guard-heats-lunch-up-inside-150-degree-solitary-1850733554 #solitaryconfinement #forensicpsychology #jeffreywittsack #penology #torture

TheOnion: Prison Guard Heats Lunch Up Inside 150-Degree Solitary Confinement Cell https://www.theonion.com/prison-guard-heats-lunch-up-inside-150-degree-solitary-1850733554 #solitaryconfinement #forensicpsychology #jeffreywittsack #penology #torture

SCOTUSBlog's petition of the week asks: Is a prison guard entitled to #QualifiedImmunity after making a 67yo man with diabetes wounds on his ankles stand in feces-strewn shower water for 30 minutes, sending him back to #SolitaryConfinement with feces on his legs, and refusing him additional showers for a week?

(The man developed an infection and heart problems, requiring emergency surgery)

Both the trial court and the #11thCircuit ruled for the guard. #LawFedi #SCOTUS

https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/08/florida-man-contests-qualified-immunity-after-infection-from-forced-exposure-to-human-feces/

Gathered to Mark Anniversary of Historic Prison Hunger Strike, Advocates Vow to End Solitary Confinement in California

https://solitarywatch.org/2023/07/18/gathered-to-mark-anniversary-of-historic-prison-hunger-strike-advocates-vow-to-end-solitary-confinement-in-california/

#California #solitaryconfinement #prison #prisonerhumanrightsmovement

https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=EtGA-9sQU1M

#SolitaryConfinement
#InhumaneTreatment

#CookhamWood #youth

100 days of solitary for youth! Insane

Protest against racism & solitary confinement in prisons
Protest outside the Ministry of Justice by the family and supporters of prisoner Kevan Thakrar to protest him being held in indefinite segregation for 13 years
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/07/14/protest-against-racism-solitary-confinement-in-prisons/
#CloseSupervisionCentres #JointEnterprise #KevanThakrar #PrisonerSupport #SolitaryConfinement

10 Years After Historic Hunger Strike, Will CA Finally End Solitary Confinement?

Prisoners refused food, demanding changes to solitary confinement. Now they are pushing to end the practice altogether.

https://truthout.org/articles/10-years-after-historic-hunger-strike-will-ca-finally-end-solitary-confinement/?mc_cid=563ecbefba&mc_eid=3e98fccd3d

#California #prisons #solitaryconfinement #hungerstrike #AB280

by #JuliaMétraux in #MotherJones:

"Many states report having people with severe mental illnesses in restrictive housing, despite research clearly demonstrating that, as the UN guidelines suggest, solitary confinement often exacerbates the symptoms of psychiatric disabilities.

"Even in the most progressive states, the power of a governor’s veto can still squash efforts at reform. As in Connecticut, lawmakers in California experienced this first-hand in 2022 when Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed the Mandela Act, which would have placed new restrictions on solitary confinement. But they are trying again."

https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2023/07/california-could-soon-reform-solitary-confinement-unless-gavin-newsom-intervenes/

#Connecticut #NedLamont #California #GavinNewsom #SolitaryConfinement #prison #incarceration #UnitedNations #UN

From Al Jazeera:

The newest episode of Fault Lines is out today, our story is about Dennis Wayne Hope who escaped prison twice in the 1990’s and was sent to solitary confinement for decades as a result.

Here is a link to the film: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/fault-lines/2023/6/27/the-box-27-years-in-solitary-confinement

#prisoners #solitaryconfinement

@GottaLaff #firingsquad #traitortrump #solitaryconfinement #electricchair

The Insanity of #SolitaryConfinement
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/06/09/john-kiriakou-the-insanity-of-solitary-confinement/

NRCAT invites you to join the California Mandela Campaign for a Week of Action May 22-26! California can make history by passing the California Mandela Act on Solitary Confinement (AB280), legislation which would end prolonged isolation beyond 15 days in all California prisons, jails and detention facilities.

--> Read the press release and see also their petition:
https://nrcat.salsalabs.org/ca-0510?wvpId=7e1f6f54-1aa3-44d7-b557-96d47e9fc29a

#California #MandelaAct #solitaryconfinement #AB280

Kevan Thakrar challenges torture in Belmarsh
On 25 and 26 April Kevan Thakrar, a young Muslim man, is bringing a legal challenge in the High Court against his prolonged and indefinite solitary confinement in prison segregation. Since April 2021 he has been confined to his cell for 23 hours a day and has to
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/04/23/kevan-thakrar-challenges-torture-in-belmarsh/
#Belmarsh #CloseSupervisionCentres #HMPFullSutton #JudicalReview #kevanthakrar #Solitaryconfinement

California has new chance to stop torture by curtailing the use of solitary confinement

"Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation to curtail the use of solitary confinement in California’s correctional facilities. The governor was wrong to do so. Fortunately, Assemblyman Chris Holden, D-Pasasdena, has reintroduced the legislation, giving California another shot at doing the right thing.... "

https://www.ocregister.com/2023/04/19/california-has-new-chance-to-stop-torture/

#California #stoptorture #solitaryconfinement #prison

#SupremeCourt picks #religious case, passes on #solitaryconfinement
https://onlysky.media/mclark/supreme-court-picks-religious-case-passes-on-solitary-confinement/

First day in the hole with no explanation.

Denied dinner, stuck in a windowless box for 4 hours while they trash my stuff.

Made laces and a belt from my sheet, meditated and read.

Updates coming soon. #solitaryconfinement #resilience

John Oliver discusses #solitaryconfinement, how prevalent it is, how damaging it can be, and, of course, how to hit the woah.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uSZwErdH3I
#incarceration #prison #imprisonment

End the white torture: Freedom for Alfredo Cospito!
The anarchist prisoner Alfredo Cospito has now been on hunger strike for 154 days to protest against the solitary confinement conditions under Italian Article 41bis. In the meantime, his health has deteriorated massively and yesterday an acute heart cri
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/03/23/end-the-white-torture-freedom-for-alfredo-cospito/
#AlfredoCospito #Article41bis #Hungerstrike #politicalprisoner #Solitaryconfinement #whitetorture

Recommended: This WaPo article on imprisoned Turkish journalist Fevzi Yazici and his art, a compelling blend of reportage, art, and pathos.
https://wapo.st/3yLbQF0

#FevziYazici #Turkey #SolitaryConfinement #journalists #drawings

Not good enough Albanese.

#casuarina #australia #perth #WesternAustralia #wapol #wagov #humanrights #albanesegovernment #anthonyalbanese #alp #classwar #auspol #ausgov #tasgov #taspol #politas #solitaryconfinement #torture #prison #jail

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-13/perth-man-on-remand-15-days-in-isolation-solitary-casuarina-jail/102076150