The Nation

‘As Long As Solitary Exists, They Will Find a Way to Use It’

An inmate looks out from his cell in the Security Housing Unit at Corcoran State Prison in Corcoran, California. (Reuters / Robert Galbraith) On July 8, 2013, more than 30,000 incarcerated men and ...
LAist

Hard time or inhumane? Corcoran prison's SHU - Security Housing Units (Photos)

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from ...
KQED

A Look Inside Pelican Bay Prison's Notorious Isolation Unit

For 60 days this summer, thousands of inmates joined a hunger strike to focus attention on conditions in the Security Housing Units, or SHUs, at Pelican Bay and other state prisons. They say ...
LAist

A visit to the toughest cell block in California at Pelican Bay State Prison

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Pelican Bay State Prison near the ...
Los Angeles Times

Officials open Security Housing Unit at Corcoran prison to reporters

CORCORAN, Calif. — The large metal cages are lined up in two rows under the blistering Central Valley sun just outside the prison walls. For maximum security inmates here, this is what counts as ...