Pelican Bay State Prison Archives

Pelican Bay State Prison

New this week from Solitary Watch: • In an essay in our Voices from Solitary series, Cesar Villa offers a searing account of living in prolonged solitary confinement in a Security Housing Unit, or SHU, at California’s notorious Pelican Bay State Prison. “We’re only here to die. The prison administration is paid to put us down. […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Pelican Bay State Prison

Seven Days in Solitary [10/5/22]

Voices from Solitary: Living in a California SHU

Fourteen Days in Solitary [12/29/21]

Inside the Hole: Enduring Solitary Confinement in California

Voices from Solitary: Message from a Solitary Confinement Survivor for People Under Self-Quarantine

Three Unforgettable Stories from Inside Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/18]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/5/18]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/22/18]

“As Long As Solitary Exists, They Will Find a Way to Use It”: Five Years After California’s Prison Hunger Strike

Seven Days in Solitary [10/22/17]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/24/2016]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/27/2015]

Voices from Solitary: The Safari from Pelikkkan Bay

Seven Days in Solitary [3/22/2015]

The Odyssey to Pelican Bay: Families Journey to California’s Notorious Supermax Prison

Seven Days in Solitary [4/27/14]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/21/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/16/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/12/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/13]

Voices from Solitary: “Where Cold, Quiet and Emptiness Come Together”

Former Hostage in Iran Reports on Solitary Confinement in California

Political or Gang Activity? “New Afrikan” Prisoners in Solitary Confinement

One Year After Historic Hunger Strike, Isolated California Prisoners Report Little Change

Suicide in Solitary: The Death of Alex Machado

One Year Anniversary of Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Against Solitary Confinement

California Considers New Rules for Solitary Confinement in State Prisons

California Bill Would Increase Media Access to Prisoners