Ojore spent 22 years in solitary confinement. Now he makes art and works as an activist to educate people on the effects of long term confinement and other unjust policies in our prison system.
More of his artwork at http://bit.ly/OjoreArt
A federal judge gives status to suit filed on behalf of prisoners held in solitary confinement at Pelican Bay.
“When The Punishment Is A Crime” AFSC’s Bonnie Kerness at the Forum on Solitary Confinement
After two months, California prisoners on hunger strike have decided to suspend the strike in response to a few key lawmakers validating the prisoners’ position and calling for hearings and legislative action to address widespread abuses.
Read the statement here: http://bit.ly/CAsuspend
SACRAMENTO — Gloria Steinem, Jesse Jackson, Bonnie Raitt and Jay Leno have joined prison hunger strikers in calling for an end to California’s use of solitary confinement to control prison gang violence. (via Celebrities join prison hunger strikers in protesting isolation)
