A bill to overhaul solitary confinement in California was held for the year amid disagreement with Gov. Gavin Newsom over the changes.
A bill in the California Legislature would add uniform rules about when solitary confinement can be used in jails.Holden reintroduced the measure, arguing that legislation was the best way to ensure adequate changes to isolation practices in California. While he continued conversations with Newsom’s office over the bill, AB 280 was moving through the state Capitol with strong support from Democrats.
“No matter what a person has done, extended time in solitary confinement is torture, because it breaks their spirit,” Holden said during a Sept. 7 rally at the Capitol in support of AB 280. “The time is now.”Holding it in the Assembly, Holden said, means AB 280 can still be used as a back-up plan in the new year should CDCR’s regulations fail to address concerns.
“But our growing campaign, led by people who have lived through solitary or had family members inside, has continued to thwart his efforts to marginalize our movement,” Owen said. “The people have spoken. The vast majority of legislators have spoken. And now the Governor needs to join his own party on the right side of history.”
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