“We wanted the definition so we could talk about policy, we didn’t want the definition to be the policy," said Jan Collins, assistant director of the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition. (DSGPro/Getty ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s webpage on restricted housing includes this query: “Does CDCR have solitary confinement?” The answer: “No.” With no further explanation.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and key lawmakers at the Capitol are struggling to find a consensus over solitary confinement reform, and there are few solutions in sight. Assemblyman Chris Holden, ...