Maureen Clare Murphy Rights and Accountability 21 September 2015 Palestinians take part in a weekly sit-in outside of the Gaza City offices of the Red Cross on 21 September. Mohammed Asad APA images Several Palestinian detainees on hunger strike in Israeli prison remain in solitary confinement, the Palestinian Authority committee on prisoners’ affairs announced over […]
Posts Tagged ‘Solitary Confinement’
Michael Slager Declared “An Unreasonable Danger to the Community,” Denied Bail
On Monday, a South Carolina judge denied bond for Michael Slager as he awaits trial on murder charges for shooting Walter Scott in the back as he ran away from him on April 4th (see video below). In the order (also included below), Circuit Judge Clifton Newman stated that releasing Slager, who has been held […]
Inmates held in solitary confinement for up to 25 years win class action suit against California
A landmark class action lawsuit settlement in California brings to an end the indefinite solitary confinement of thousands of inmates who filled the Pelican Bay State Prison isolation wing. The federal class-action lawsuit settled on Tuesday was brought about by nine inmates who had been held in solitary confinement for more than a decade, […]
Detainee Develops Psychological, Neurological Issues Due To 8 Years In Solitary Confinement
IMEMC : The Palestinian Detainees Committee has reported, Wednesday, that political prisoner Mohammad Jobran Khalil, 33, is suffering various psychological and neurological issues, resulting from being held in solitary confinement for the eight consecutive year. The Committee said that Jubran, from the central West Bank city of Ramallah, has also been denied family visits for the […]
California Agreement Ends Solitary Purely Due to Gang Validation
Print Friendly A banner is held at Oakland’s Oscar Grant Plaza as part of the Statewide Coordinated Actions to End Solitary Confinement on March 23. (San Fransisco Bay View) September 1, 2015, Oakland – Today, the parties have agreed on a landmark settlement in the federal class action Ashker v. Governor of California that willeffectively end indeterminate, long-term […]