Pelican Bay Committee - Valley State Committee
Human Rights Committee - Corcoran Committee
California Prison Focus is a nonprofit organization
that is dedicated to identifying, monitoring and ending the human rights
violations in California prisons.
CPF educates the community about human rights abuses and engages in public
advocacy for prisoners human rights.
Essential to that task is providing a voice for prisoners to speak about
their conditions and concerns, and
empowering prisoners and their loved ones to more successfully advocate on
their own behalf. CPF seeks an end to the use of long term solitary
confinement in California prisons and the
closing of all Security Housing Units.
CPF is working to bring a legitimate conclusion to this era of
torture of the poor and disenfranchised by
raising the demands of reconsideration, rehabilitation, restitution review
and removal. The sentences of prisoners
subjected to conditions in which false charges or set-up violations
occurred must be reconsidered. Goodtime lost to the
kangaroo court must be returned, because lost goodtime effectively
lengthens a sentence. Rehabilitative services
must be available to prisoners who have survived
inhumane treatment at the hands of the CDoC. The State must make
reasonable restitution to prisoners, their
families and their communities for the grievous wrongs done. The US State
Department is obliged to review the
violations of US human rights treaties. Finally, we demand the removal of
all in the chain of command in SHU
torture.
California Prison Focus needs your help and support. Only
through the vigorous action of citizens will we
be able to put a stop to the ongoing human rights violations in Californias
prisons. Not only do the abuses
suffered by
prisoners violate the U.S. Constitution, they violate the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
and the International Convention Against Torture. The United States has
signed both of these United Nations treaties
and must be forced to comply with the prohibitions against the cruel,
inhumane and degrading treatment of prisoners.
California Prison Focus supports organizations and
projects consistent with our goals and purposes.