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In 2022, organizers in California introduced a bill to have solitary confinement limited, and banned completely for pregnant people and other vulnerable groups. The bill was called the Mandela Act. For @bolts, Piper French writes about how the bill evolved beyond recognition — so much so that it now codifies in California law that it is permissible to use solitary confinement against pregnant people — and how that happened.

https://boltsmag.org/california-solitary-confinement-laws-2024/

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