"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.
This is an interesting read. A detailed look in to a system and a psychology that I hope to never become intimately acquainted with.decisions about who gets put in the hole indefinitely come down to one man: Institutional Gang Investigator David Barneburg
-That's too much power for one man. They mention he's been sued by over 30 inmates, I wonder what the premises are?