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The interior of a cell at the Security Housing Unit of Pelican Bay State Prison, the notorious maximum-security site in Crescent City, California, for top-level prisoners.

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The End of Solitary Confinement

What is California going to do with "the worst of the worst"?

Jessica Pishko

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California’s Criminal Justice Experiment

In 2011, the state transferred responsibility for a substantial group of inmates to the counties in order to downsize the overcrowded state-run facilities.

Kate Wheeling

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California Is Re-Visiting Its Halloween-Specific Laws Against Sex Offenders

And that might actually be a good thing.

Madeleine Thomas