"The UN says more than 15 days in solitary is "torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment." At Pelican Bay, 89 men have been in the hole 20 years or more." ... Upon appeal a judge ruled that "... a prisoner has no constitutionally guaranteed immunity from being falsely or wrongfully accused of conduct which may result in the deprivation of a protected liberty interest." In other words, it is not illegal for prison authorities to lie in order to lock somebody away in solitary. ... The whole thing is heartbreaking reading.