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Soledad cell blocks where men die in violent prison era
The Soledad state prison's O and X wings, known as adjustment centers, have seen multiple killings in 14 months as guards and inmates die in a racially charged, brutal environment. Officials blame the violence on the prison culture, confinement conditions, and gang tensions, while reforms and conjugal visits aim to ease tensions.
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Soledad
UPI
Soledad State Prison
Pacific
Angela Davis
Robert J. McCathey
California
Opie G. Miller
Soledad Brothers
John Cluchette
Fletta Drumgo
George Jackson
San Quentin Prison
John Vincent Mills
Frank L. Rundle
Raymond F. Procunier
State Department of Corrections
Roger Wilkins
U.S
C.J. Fitzharris
Procunier
Ronald Reagan
Cal McEndree
McEndree