10 February 2014
.jpg "Prisoners in isolation spend at least 22 and a half hours a day in cells measuring fewer than eight square metres.")
Prisoners in isolation spend at least 22 and a half hours a day in cells measuring fewer than eight square metres.
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The authorities in California must introduce radical changes to the cruel conditions of the state’s solitary confinement units, said Amnesty International.
Tomorrow, 11 February, a representative of the human rights organization will give an oral submission before the California Assembly Public Safety Committee. It is currently considering a series of reforms to its Security Housing Units (SHUs), proposed by the the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
