my husband has been in the shu? for 13 years now at the bay i could use alot of info

Our member and moderator BSS, will be along to answer some questions, she's very helpful. In the meantime , welcome to PTO, I'm glad you joined.

Hi, and welcome to PTO, my son has been at the Bay for over 11 years now he just had an Anniversary May 18. What is it that you would like to know maybe I can help you. Love Barbara

Hi again I just look at your profile and noticed that you said he sent you a card with this address, was it a greeting card with a drawing on it? If it was I am the one who made it. I make greeting cards from the drawings my son and some of his friends send to me. I put the Prisontalk web site on all of them. Love Barbara

yes it was a card..hes in the shu? his daughter has never met him and its time they do only i dont want it to be a bad thing scary..what is it like and should i take her?

Well I take my son's son he is 19 and I also take my other grandson he is 17. How old is his daughter? It really isn't scary but the visiting is behind glass that is the bad part. You have to get all the information before hand and get the ok to visit, you need to write him and have him send you the visting form, you fill it out and send it in to the visiting department. When it clears they will let him know and he will tell you. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you, you have never been up there? Give yourself plenty of time they are not to fast LOL Love Barbara

We have a special forum dedicated just for Pelican Bay. I'm sure that BSS and that forum can help you out with all your questions. I'll move this post to that forum.

Gang Validation Manual _
Charles Carbone from California Prison Focus [CPF] stated_ the Handleman Family Fund paid for publishing of the manual Steve Castillo (SHU Inmate) wrote to help prisoners challenge the gang validation procedure. Charles asked the CDC about the legality and appropriateness of CPF mailing the manual, and they object to CPF doing a mass mailing of it. As of now the manual will not go out to prisoners, but Charles and other CPF members are looking to changing that situation.


SHU Investigation Pending
Sen. Gloria Romero, the Chair of the Legislative Oversight Committee for the CDC, contacted Charles and CPF to talk about gang validation issues and the SHU in light of current budget crisis. She wants to hold hearings about the SHU at the end of Summer/early Fall, with attention to problems with gang validation. She went to the PBSP SHU yesterday, met with Donny and Steve and other inmates, and she says she is determined to investigate SHU issues.

Pelican Bay (General Population) Lockdowns _
A visitor has shared with CPF that erroneous labelling of gang affiliation is leading to trouble on the yard, and the resulting tensions gives the CDC a rationale for further lockdowns. In the Aaron Escalera lawsuit, the CDC was recently ordered by the Court to release some people on lockdown at PBSP because they've been locked down for an unreasonably long time. CPF will investigate questionable policies and practices at PBSP.

whichru,
My fiance is in the SHU at Pelican Bay for nearly 10 years (This October) and I just wanted to say hello and welcome to PTO!