SACRAMENTO, Calif. - An inmate in solitary confinement at a California jail was refusing to leave his cell. Sacramento County also is following the policy pioneered by Santa Clara County, while Fresno County is considering it. Specter’s client in Santa Clara County had been in solitary confinement for nearly five years. Todd Kendrick, president of the county’s correctional officers association, attributed the increase to other less restrictive jail policies as well as the easing of solitary confinement. He spent more and more time out of his solitary cell until he was fully back into the general jail population.

Source: thestar December 26, 2019 18:45 UTC