Hundreds of prisoners may participate in the protest beginning Tuesday, the first day of the state’s legislative session. Texas often keeps prisoners in solitary confinement for years or decades.
argued the state’s overuse of solitary confinement was unnecessarily expensive to taxpayers, increased crime and prison violence, and caused thousands of mentally ill people to further deteriorate.
The TDCJ spokesperson said prisoners are assigned to solitary only after extensive reviews and are then reviewed regularly for reassignment to the general prison population. She added that prisoners are placed in solitary only if they are escape risks, have committed violent assaults or serious offenses in prison, or are confirmed members of dangerous prison gangs.“The TDCJ’s claim that placing [gang] members in [restricted housing] is necessary for the safety and security ...
Deitch and the prisoners’ proposal claim the current review hearings are a joke, with Deitch saying prisoners can be kept in solitary because they have a gang-related tattoo, even if they have shown good behavior. Robertson and several current and former Texas prisoners hope the hunger strike will lead them to a negotiation table with prison officials and lawmakers, similar to what happened in California.
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