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California legislators ignore hunger strikers’ voices
Sacramento, Calif.–At the Legislative Hearings on Feb. 11, experts presented their analyses, which showed that even the very small changes California Department of Corrections (CDC) said they were implementing, in fact they are not. No policies are being changed to address the problems brought out by prisoners and their families. One family member was taking the legislators to task, saying that the promises of reform the legislators vow to make now, they made 10 years ago. Nothing changed. Things got worse. Continue reading
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Tagged Antonio Guillen, Arturo Castellanos, Billy Sell, California, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CDCR, Corcoran State Prison, Crescent City California, criminial injustice system, Marie Levin, Pelican Bay prison hunger strike, Pelican Bay State Prison, prison industrial complex, security housing unit, shu, Sitawa Jamaa, Solitary confinement, Todd Ashker
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Families stand up for prisoners’ rights
From the new September-October 2013 issue of News & Letters: Families stand up for prisoners’ rights Editor’s note: Marie Levin spoke at many of the demonstrations. This statement is from July 31. Oakland, Calif.—My name is Marie Levin. My brother, … Continue reading
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Tagged California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Prison Focus, CDCR, criminal injustice system, Dolores Huerta, Jay Leno, Marie Levin, Pelican Bay prison hunger strike, Pelican Bay State Prison, prison industrial complex, Ron Ahnen, shu, Sitawa Jamaa, Solitary confinement
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Prison hunger strikers demand: Stop torture and violence!
On July 8 over 30,000 prisoners in California started an indefinite hunger strike to demand their human rights. Prison officials have retaliated against the prisoners’ right to peacefully protest. Continue reading
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Tagged Agreement to End Hostilities, Billy Sell, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California State Prison Corcoran, CDCR, criminal injustice system, Marie Levin, Pelican Bay prison hunger strike, Pelican Bay State Prison, prison industrial complex, Sitawa Nantambu Jamaa
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