“The Strike” Wins First San Quentin Film Festival Award; Highlights Horrors of Solitary Confinement at Pelican Bay
On October 10 and 11, San Quentin held its first ever Film Festival. 150 people from the…
Letter: California Passes Bill Allowing Pregnant People to be Placed in Solitary with no Oversight
Sacramento, CA – This week, the California Legislature passed AB 2527, a bill that allows pregnant people…
Citing Abuses at FCI Dublin, ACLU Backs Congressional Legislation to Create Federal Prison Oversight
By Connie Martinez WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has announced its strong support…
ACLU Calls for Investigation, Releases after Man Dies in ICE Custody in Otero Detention Facility
Special to the Vanguard New Mexico – Jhon Javier Benavides Quintana died on June 15 in the…
U.S. Senate Hearing, ACLU Focus on Solitary Confinement and Terrible Effects on Incarcerated People
By Ebenezer Mamo WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on “Legacy of Harm:…
Florida ICE Detainees Launch Hunger Strike Over Meager Food Portions
By Madison Whittemore MACCLENNY, FL – Thanksgiving – when many people eat way more than they should…
Under UN Standards, Some ‘Solitary Confinement’ in California Prisons is ‘Torture’
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The United Nations Standard defines solitary confinement as “the confinement…
COURT WATCH: Resentencing Hearing of 63-Year-Old Man Leads to Delayed Ruling
By Kaveh Nasseri MODESTO, CA – The resentencing hearing of a 63-year-old man, previously sentenced for four…
Solitary Confinement Punishes Vulnerable People Inside a San Mateo County Jail
By James Anderson This article is published in partnership with Solitary Watch and the Kansas City Defender. Maguire…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 212 – Vincent Atchity and Mental Health Incarceration
This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Vincent Atchity. He is the CEO of Mental Health…
The Mandela Act, Bill Tackling Prison Issues Including Solitary Confinement, Reintroduced in California
By Zainab Antepli SACRAMENTO, CA – “The California Mandela Act on Solitary Confinement,” AB 280, has been…
Guest Commentary: The Pretrial Pressure Cooker
By DC Content note: Names have been changed to protect the identities of people whose experiences are…
Commentary: What I Asked For
By S. Hutson On the last Thursday of April 2020, I was in general population at Keen…
Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill to Limit Solitary Confinement
By Laurel Spear SACRAMENTO, CA — On Sept. 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly…
Advocates and Religious Groups Pressure CA Governor Newsom for Long Overdue Solitary Confinement Reform
By Daniella Espinoza SACRAMENTO, CA – A group of survivors of solitary confinement and faith leaders last…
Guest Commentary: Indefinite Solitary Confinement is Purgatory
Suffering and mental health deterioration with no end in sight By Michael “Scientific” Rivera “Indefinite solitary confinement”…
Guest Commentary: A Plea for the Elimination of Solitary Confinement in America’s Prisons
By Ryan M. Moser If you stare at the same spot on the wall for an hour,…
Commentary: The Invisible Line
By James Peratta The wonder of this nation that separates us from the rest of the world…
Looking Back at COVID-19 in Fresno County Jail – 40-Day Quarantines, Medical Neglect, No Programming
By Ned Meiners Jannat Alam, a former intern for the Covid In-Custody Project, contributed to this story…
‘Depressed, Frustrated, Paranoid’ – One Woman’s Yearlong Battle with COVID at Central CA Women’s Facility
By Alexis Hogan This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…
