Sacramento – Assemblymember Tom Ammiano, chair of the Assembly Public Safety Committee, released the following statement regarding the hunger strike of up to 30,000 California State Prison inmates in support of prisoners in the so-called Short Corridor at Pelican Bay State Prison. “Having visited Pelican Bay early this year, and having held a second hearing in February regarding conditions there, I continue to be concerned about the policies being used to segregate prisoners who are deemed – often on weak public grounds – to be gang leaders. “I don’t think officials of the CDCR have justified the extremely long isolation sentences given to some of these prisoners, nor some of the arbitrary rules – such as those limiting personal photographs. The conditions are extreme and do not correspond to the sentences given to these prisoners under our judicial system.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 02:21:58 +0000
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