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"California will end indefinite solitary sentences. In all, the reforms are expected to reduce the state’s solitary population, which is now over 2,800, by more
by esturk 11y ago
"California will end indefinite solitary sentences. In all, the reforms are expected to reduce the state’s solitary population, which is now over 2,800, by more than half."
So they only ended indefinite solitary sentences. The definite sentences will stay. The main issue this opinion column raises is that it took several hundreds of inmates to form a class action for the change to take effective. The settlement will mean that the issue isn't being ruled as 'cruel or unusual punishment' so there's very little change that is making through the court system in the country.
- baldfat 11y agoWhat do they do with the supermax prisons where all the inmates are in solitary confinement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermax_prison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermax_prison Just to be blown away read the population in one supermax in Colorado. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADX_Florence#Notable_current_inmates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADX_Florence#Notable_current_i... Scary.
- robwilliams 11y agoWhat's scarier is who's inside the prison.
- baldfat 11y agoThat was my point sorry :)