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Speakers challenge audience to rethink modern incarceration
Angela Davis returns to UC Santa Cruz with the two surviving members of the ‘Angola 3’ to discuss solitary confinement and call on society to transform itself to no longer rely on prison repression.
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Judge relies heavily on Haney’s testimony in case banning solitary confinement
In a landmark court ruling that prohibits solitary confinement in Canada, a Canadian judge relied heavily on expert testimony by Psychology Professor Craig Haney.
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Reforming solitary confinement at infamous California prison
Psychology Professor Craig Haney, an expert on the psychological impact of solitary confinement, was featured in a 60 Minutes report on California's Pelican Bay Prison.
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Solitary confinement makes prisoners behave badly and screws up their brains
Psychology Professor Craig Haney, an expert in the psychological effects of incarceration, was featured in a Newsweek magazine article about the impacts of solitary confinement.
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3 men on death row in Louisiana sue over solitary confinement
Psychology Professor Craig Haney's expertise in the psychological effects of prolonged solitary confinement was featured in a New York Times article about a lawsuit filed by three men on death row in Louisiana.
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Commentary: Embracing community oriented policing in Santa Cruz
Psychology Professor Craig Haney coauthored an op-ed for the Santa Cruz Sentinel with Professor Emeritus of Sociology Craig Reinarman and UCSC alum Scott MacDonald about tensions in police-community relations; they called on city officials to transform police practices to be more transparent, accountable, and aligned with community values.
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Exclusive: ICE put detained immigrants in solitary confinement for hunger sriking
Psychology Professor Craig Haney, an expert on the psychological effects of solitary confinement, was quoted in a story that appeared in Long Island Tech News.
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Craig Haney: Floridians prefer life without parole over capital punishment for murderers
The Tampa Bay Times published an op-ed by Craig Haney, distinguished professor of psychology, on his research on Florida public opinion regarding the death penalty. Haney is also co-director of the University of California Criminal Justice & Health Consortium.
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Suit seeks to free man from solitary confinement
Psychology professor Craig Haney was quoted in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article about a man held in solitary confinement for 36 years. Haney was hired by the inmate’s attorney to interview him in depth.
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Experiencing the 6×9-foot world of solitary confinement
UC Santa Cruz psychology professor Craig Haney is a key participant in a virtual reality form of journalism, “6×9 – a virtual experience of solitary confinement,” by the British newspaper “The Guardian,” that places viewers into a virtual prison cell.
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Anders Breivik: Can Norway be too humane to a terrorist?
A Christian Science Monitor article on a Norwegian mass murderer and his prison sentence, contrasting it with U.S. prison practices, featured extensive comments from Craig Haney, University Professor of psychology and legal studies.
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In animated, Oscar-nominated doc, a man turns his brother in for murder
Psychology professor Craig Haney was quoted in an NPR report on the documentary short by arts professor Dee Hibbert-Jones that was nominated for an Academy Award.