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| Lockdown change for prisoners approved |
| By sfgate.com- Bob Egelko |
| Published: 09/25/2015 |
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A federal judge approved a statewide agreement between California prison officials and inmates’ advocates Thursday prohibiting the prisons from locking down prisoners — confining them to their cells, and denying access to exercise and other programs — based on their race. A lawsuit filed in 2011 accused the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation of violating constitutional prohibitions on racial discrimination and arbitrary race-based lock downs after incidents or threats of violence. The practice had been going on for a decade and was used hundreds of times a year, said attorney Rebekah Evenson of the nonprofit Prison Law Office. “They were using race as a proxy for gang membership,” Evenson said Thursday. “It was official policy of the department,” and a policy that no other state used, she said. The department agreed to the settlement in October 2014, and it gained final approval Thursday from U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley in Sacramento. Read More. |
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