Tag Archives: Solitary Confinement

CNN: World News Special- Pelican Bay State Prison

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Ederik Schneider

You can also see this post at FreeState Now, on Blogger. You can also see this post at Real Life Journal, on WordPress. “Liberal News Commentator interviewing David Tristan, Director of the California Department of Corrections.” From Bat Man First of all, … Continue reading →

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Prison Documentaries: Inside Pelican Bay State Prison

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

This piece was originally posted at FRS FreeSate Now Plus Pelican Bay State Prison houses some of the worst criminals in California. Which means some of the worst in the United States as well when you have cities like Los … Continue reading →

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CDC’s Worst Nightmare: Inside SuperMax

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  For me at least it is not a question of whether we need super max prisons or not. The answer is obvious of course we do with all the violent inmates and criminals that we have and … Continue reading →

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TruthOut: Laurie Jo Reynolds & Stephen F. Eisenson: ‘Tamms is Torture’

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:FreeState Now I’m not against solitary-confinement by itself because inmates who represent a serious threat to staff as well as other inmates and at times to themselves and because of this must be isolated until they not longer represent that … Continue reading →

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Slate Magazine: Helen Vera: Against Solitary Confinement: State are Finding it’s Impractical as well as Immoral

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  The current use of the process of solitary confinement in U.S. prisons is deplorable.  There are no guidelines relating the length of confinement to severity of offense.  The process is used at the discretion of onsite officials. … Continue reading →

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