Pelican bay lawsuit

• More than 500 prisoners have been held more than a decade in solitary confinement at Pelican Bay, according to statistics cited in the lawsuit, with 87 serving 20 years or more in isolation.
(Huffington Post)
• The Center for Constitutional Rights filed a federal lawsuit Thursday on behalf of inmates who have spent more than 10 years in solitary confinement at Pelican Bay State Prison's Security Housing Unit, asking that they be released from the unit.
(Los Angeles Times)
• A federal lawsuit filed Thursday seeks to end the prolonged use of solitary confinement in California, calling the practice cruel and unusual punishment.
(Los Angeles Times)