Pelican Bay Prison: A Breeding Ground For Violence?

Keramet reiter has uncovered what should be a national scandal in her new book, 23/7: Over the last two. For starters, its not clear to what extent shus are indeed reducing prison violence. In 23/7, legal scholar keramet reiter tells the history of an original supermax, californias pelican bay state prison, where extreme conditions sparked statewide hunger strikes in 2011. The prison hunger strike that has been taking place throughout various state prisons in california for 31 days now originated in the security housing unit at pelican bay state prison.