Human Rights Watch1y
III. Supermax Prisons and the Psychological Effects of Isolation
In 1995 a federal court examining the Security Housing Unit (SHU) of the Pelican Bay State Prison—a California supermax —found that “many, if not most, inmates in the SHU experience some ...
Human Rights Watch8y
III. RED ONION STATE PRISON: BACKGROUND
The idea of supermax prisons was appealing—or at least tacitly unquestioned—in a “tough on crime” political climate in which parole was abolished and sentences lengthened. In constructing ...
International Business Times29d
A Dozen Black Inmates Reportedly Self-Immolated At Virginia Supermax Prison To Escape 'Intolerable Racism, Abuse, and Inhumane Conditions'
Red Onion State Prison is a supermax security facility atop Red Onion Mountain in Virginia. Latin Times Red Onion State Prison, located atop Red Onion Mountain, has been riddled with allegations ...