Right now, people are suffering and dying in solitary confinement inside jails, prisons and immigrant detention centers in California. Often these people are young, pregnant, elderly, or in crisis. AB 2632 (@ChrisHoldenNews), defines solitary confinement as any form of solitary beyond 17 hours inside a cell and works to put clear limits on this largely unregulated, expensive, and ineffective practice. We need comprehensive legislation now.
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09/22/2022 – Vetoed by Governor
Links and Contacts
Press
2/18/22: Press release by Assemblymember Holden: https://a41.asmdc.org/press-releases/20220218-assemblymember-holden-introduces-california-mandela-act-targeting-solitary
Resource Pages
Disability Rights California’s Community Call Video and More Information
KQED – ICE Detainees Protested $1-a-Day Wage. Now They’re in Solitary Confinement
Media Contact
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