October 1, 2011, 1:43 PM
Just days after thousands of California inmates renewed a hunger strike, two Bay Area attorneys closely involved in mediation efforts got a surprise: They were under investigation by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for allegations of misconduct and unspecified security threats....
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September 28, 2011, 4:00 PM
State corrections officials today threatened to discipline thousands of inmates who have resumed a hunger strike over conditions at California’s highest-security lockups. A state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation memo distributed to all state inmates said any prisoner...
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September 23, 2011, 12:05 AM
Corrections officials are taking security precautions and gearing up medical staff in response to growing indications that inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison will resume a hunger strike that was suspended July 20. Strike leaders are calling on state inmates to begin refusing state-issued food...
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September 15, 2011, 12:05 AM
One man was a petty thief mistakenly identified as a player in a violent Latino prison gang. The other was a convicted murderer whose numerous assaults behind bars and continuing influence on the streets earned him a reputation as a ruthless gang leader. The fact that both men were locked for...
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September 6, 2011, 12:05 AM
Corrections officials are studying changes in the classification system used to determine which inmates are locked in the state’s controversial Security Housing Units. The move could mean more inmates are assigned to the windowless, isolated units but for shorter time periods...
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July 21, 2011, 4:38 PM
Inmates at California’s highest-security lockup agreed to end a three-week hunger strike that appeared to be gathering momentum despite an apparent lack of concessions from corrections officials. In a statement, Matthew Cate, secretary of the California Department of Corrections...
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June 29, 2011, 12:05 AM
Built in 1989, Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City was California’s first supermax prison, designed to keep the “worst of the worst” criminals under strict security, often in solitary confinement. On Friday, about 100 of those inmates plan to start a hunger strike...
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