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California prisoners make historic call to end hostilities between racial...
by Isaac Ontiveros, Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Oakland – Prisoners in Pelican Bay State Prison’s Security Housing Unit (SHU) have announced a push to end all hostilities between racial groups...
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Sacramento hearing exposes CDCR’s hidden agenda
by Denise Mewbourne Almost two years later, the ripple effect of the 2011 hunger strike organized by the Short Corridor Collective in Pelican Bay prison continues to reverberate throughout California....
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From the Pelican Bay Human Rights Movement: For every problem, there is a...
by Kijana Tashiri Askari, Yafeu Iyapo, Baridi Yero and Ifoma M. Kambon Due to the litany of contradictions that we as an oppressed people are confronted with, it is easy for us to focus solely on the...
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Paul Redd: Prisoners, unite! Community, stand with us!
Interview by Sharon Martinas Legendary jailhouse lawyer Paul Redd speaks out at this critical time from the Pelican Bay SHU. Q: What is your name? M: My name is Paul Redd. However, many friends and...
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Hunger Strike Day 16: CDCR refuses to negotiate, strikers issue new statement
by Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Oakland – With the California prisoner hunger strike in its third week, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and medical receiver...
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Miracles still happen: A huge law firm is representing the Bay View on...
by Dr. Willie Ratcliff On Aug. 14 we signed an engagement letter with Bryan Cave, one of the largest law firms in the world, to represent the Bay View in our fight against censorship at Pelican Bay....
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Solitary confinement, CDCR get slammed at legislative hearings; Ammiano files...
by Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Sacramento, Feb. 11 – Hundreds of people from across the state packed two hearing rooms of both public safety committees of the state legislature today to represent...
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Power concedes nothing: A discussion on CDCr’s insidious regulatory semantics...
by NCTT-Cor-SHU “Revolutionary activity in every area of human existence will come about by itself when the contradictions in every new process are comprehended; it will consist of an identification...
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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation tries to fast track...
by Mohamed Shehk Claiming the need for emergency passage of new visiting policies, the California Department of Corrections (CDCR) is proposing the use of canines and ION scanners that would subject...
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Stop prison censorship! Submit comments by Nov. 10 on revised regulations...
by Kim Rohrbach, Prison Hunger Strike Solidarity The proposed censorship regulations that we collectively and vehemently opposed a few months ago have been revised, as of Oct. 20. The deadline for...
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Strip search: California sets a high price for visiting a loved one in prison
by Kim Rohrbach, Prison Hunger Strike Solidarity In late September, the Bay View reported on draconian new regulations that the CDCr was then poised to implement, under the guise of an emergency. These...
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California’s savage system of confinement: An end to solitary is long overdue
by Marie Levin Marie Levin holds a picture of her brother, Sitawa N. Jamaa. Less than two weeks ago the United Nations Committee against Torture issued a report strongly criticizing the U.S. record on...
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SHU-shifting: An update on and overview of the Ashker v. Brown class action
by Kim Rohrbach Note: Kim Rohrbach volunteers with California Prison Focus (CPF) and with the Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition (PHSS). She wishes to disclose that her below article is based,...
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The first monthly Statewide Coordinated Actions to End Solitary Confinement...
Statewide Coordinated Actions to End Solitary Confinement (SCATESC) began March 23, 2015. Actions were held in California from San Diego to Arcata (Arcata-Eureka, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, San...
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Baridi X Williamson: I went inside my heart to survive the torture in the...
by Baridi X Williamson Part I: Upon leaving Pelican Bay SHU solitary confinement, my firsts (of many) Baridi X Williamson 2016 Leaving out of Pelican Bay solitary confinement torture prison...
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