Tags “Everyday Life in California’s Level 4 Prisons”
Tag: “Everyday Life in California’s Level 4 Prisons”
SHU-shifting update: Relief finally granted to California prisoners experiencing ongoing isolation
On July 3, a critical ruling issued in Ashker v. Brown (aka Ashker v. Governor, Docket No. 4:09-cv-09-5796 CW (N.D. Cal.)), the federal class-action lawsuit challenging indefinite solitary confinement in California. The ruling, issued by Presiding Judge Claudia Wilken, granted Plaintiffs’ appeal on a motion challenging the ongoing conditions of extreme isolation endured by many class members.