1. what is the primary objective of the california legal settlement?
2. why are many of the prisoners put in solitary confinement indefinitely?
3. do you think solitary confinement procedures constitutes cruel and unusual punishment? why or why not?
4. do you think that gang members should be held in solitary confinement? if so, under what circumstances?
5. the article doesn't mention the crimes that the prisoners on hunger strike were convicted of. do you think this information would change your opinion on this issue? why or why not?