California Sued Over Conditions in High-Security Prison Unit
A civil rights group sued the state of California and its prison system Thursday, saying the long-term confinement of inmates in a special high-security unit at Pelican Bay State Prison amounted to torture and human rights violations, according to an article from Reuters.
The lawsuit demands reforms and seeks class-action status for more than 500 current prisoners who have been held in the Special Housing Unit at the super-maximum-security prison for between 10 and 28 years, the article says.
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