California prisoners challenge solitary confinement in federal court

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Lawyers representing a group of California prisoners are in an Oakland federal court today, in an attempt to win class action certification for a lawsuit challenging the state’s use of solitary confinement. This comes just weeks after prisoners ended a two-month hunger strike protesting prison conditions. FSRN’s Christina Aanestad reports.

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