September 23, 2016Image: drawing by Marco Perez Today, the 23rd of the month, invoking the 23 hours per day that prisoners spend in their cells in the SHU, activists throughout California are taking action to bring...
September 2, 2016It seems like only yesterday I was preparing for a news conference to give a statement on behalf of California Families Against Solitary Confinement announcing a landmark settlement in the case...
October 18, 2016Last Friday, October 14, marked one year since reforms began under the historic settlement agreement in CCR’s case Ashker v. Brown , which effectively ended long-term solitary confinement throughout...
Stephanie Llanes is a Bertha Justice Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where she works in the Government Misconduct Racial Justice docket. Stephanie earned her J.D. from UC Berkeley...
Join CCR Senior Staff Attorney Rachel Meeropol for a talk about Communications Management Units , the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act , and about her grandparents Ethel and Julius Rosenberg . RSVP on...
Updated: November 16, 2016
October 21, 2016To mark the 23rd of the month, this Sunday, invoking the 23 hours per day that prisoners spend in their cells in the SHU, activists throughout California are taking action to bring attention to...
October 24, 2016California has greatly reduced solitary confinement in its prisons and has nearly eliminated its long-term use under a year-old legal settlement, lawyers for the prisoners reported Monday The state...
“Not Just Locker Room Talk” November 17, 2016, New York – In response to statements made last night by a surrogate for Donald Trump effectively endorsing Japanese internment, Center for...
On Sunday, December 4, faith communities and leaders from across the city will unite with the #CLOSErikers campaign and demand that Mayor de Blasio #CLOSErikers. Far too many families will celebrate...
Updated: November 21, 2016
November 23, 2016To mark the 23rd of the month, invoking the 23 hours per day that prisoners spend in their cells in the SHU, activists throughout California are taking action to bring attention to prison conditions...
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