Government
Oct. 31, 2023
No delay for temporary rules on solitary confinement
The challenge followed two unsuccessful attempts to convince Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign new comprehensive rules limiting the use of solitary confinement that passed the Legislature.
A Sacramento County judge said Monday she will decline a request by prisoners to delay new temporary emergency rules on solitary confinement promulgated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Speaking from the bench at the end of a hearing, Superior Court Judge Jennifer K. Rockwell said the department had more leeway to change regulations than many other state agencies and that she had only a “narrow lane” to rule a...
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