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California Will Reduce The Use Of Solitary Confinement In Prisons

KVCR | By Katie Orr

Published September 2, 2015 at 11:31 AM PDT

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California has agreed to overhaul how it uses solitary confinement in state prisons. Capital Public Radio's Katie Orr reports on Tuesday's announcement.

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