Almost once a week I receive mail from inmates or family members concerning the solitary confinement conditions at the SHU unit in Pelican Bay. We have previously blogged about the discontents of solitary confinement and behavioral modification here and here. Now, the Center for Constitutional Rights is organizing an upcoming panel about the conditions in isolation units.
Where: The Women’s Building, Audre Lorde Room, 3543 18th Street #8, San Francisco, CA
When: Tuesday, April 5, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Who:
- Dr. Terry Kupers, M.D.
- Alexis Agathocleous, Staff Attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights
- Zahra Baloo, Executive Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)-San Francisco Bay Area
- Keramet Reiter, JD, PhD Candidate Berkeley Law
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For those who missed it, full audio of this event is available at
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/04/21/18677734.php