Lil Wayne In Solitary Confinement Until Jail Sentence Ends
Rapper Lil Wayne sentenced to jail for having a loaded gun on his tour bus, New York (AP) NEW YORK (CBS/AP) Lil Wayne is facing the music after being accused of breaking jail rules by having gear for...
View ArticleReport Critical Of Solitary Confinement At California Prisons
SACRAMENTO (KCBS) – California has violated global standards by keeping thousands of inmates in isolation cells, according to an Amnesty International report released Thursday that criticizes...
View ArticleCalifornia Prison Inmates End Hunger Strike After Lawmakers Vow Hearings
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — California inmates on Thursday ended a nearly two-month hunger strike to protest policies that can keep some gang leaders isolated for decades, after lawmakers agreed to hold...
View ArticleAttorneys Ask Oakland Federal Judge To Expand Prison Solitary Confinement...
OAKLAND (KCBS)— A federal lawsuit is moving forward in the latest legal turn over solitary confinement at a California prison with attorneys asking to expand their lawsuit. Attorneys representing 10...
View ArticleFeds Join Lawsuit Over Kids Placed In Solitary Confinement At Martinez...
MARTINEZ (KCBS) – Two federal agencies have jumped into the legal fight over the treatment of young people with mental disabilities at Juvenile Hall in Martinez. At issue is Contra Costa County’s...
View ArticleState Sen. Yee’s Suspension Leaves Fate Of 17 Bills In Doubt
SACRAMENTO (KCBS)— Last week’s suspension of State Sen. Leland Yee leaves the fate of 17 bills pending in the Legislature in doubt. His suspension came after he was charged with gun trafficking and...
View ArticleState Prison Officials Agree To Shift Mentally-Ill Inmates Out Of Solitary Units
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) _ State corrections officials have agreed to shift mentally ill inmates into specialized housing units instead of placing them in isolation, a decision that marks a major shift in...
View ArticleBrother Of Journalist With Marin Ties Pleads For Release; Trial On Espionage...
WASHINGTON (KCBS)— The trial of a Washington Post reporter from Marin County who is accused of espionage and other crimes in Iran, began Tuesday in Teheran. Meanwhile, the accused man’s brother, who...
View ArticleCalifornia To End Unlimited Solitary Confinement Of Gang Members In State...
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — A settlement has been reached in a federal class action lawsuit that will effectively end indeterminate, long-term confinement in all California state prisons. The suit was filed...
View ArticleState Sen. Leno Seeks To Ban Most Solitary Confinement Of Juveniles
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – State Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, announced Tuesday a new try for a law that would sharply limit solitary confinement of youth in juvenile correctional facilities in...
View ArticleSouth Bay Jail Inmates Protest Solitary Confinement With Hunger Strike
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — More than 100 inmates at the Santa Clara County Jail are refusing to eat in protest of solitary confinement, a practice they believe is cruel. Organizers of the hunger strike that...
View ArticleSolitary Confinement At Forefront Of Santa Clara County Jail Hunger Strike
SAN JOSE (KPIX 5) — An alleged South Bay gang leader known as ‘the rabbit’ is opening up about spending over 1,500 days in solitary confinement and a hunger strike that he hoped would cultivate change....
View ArticleFormer Inmate Sues Alameda County Over Treatment During Birth In Jail
OAKLAND (KPIX) – A woman who says she gave birth in solitary confinement in the Santa Rita Jail last year has sued Alameda County and its health care provider for inmates. The suit, filed in U.S....
View ArticleSanta Clara Co. Reaches $1.6M Settlement Over Jail Conditions
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has reached a $1.6 million settlement in a class action lawsuit filed three years ago alleging overuse of solitary confinement and inadequate...
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