SOLITARY MAN – My Visit to Pelican Bay State Prison

Written and performed by Charlie Hinton, Directed by Mark Kenward, Music by Fred Johnson

Charlie created Solitary Man based on letters and visits with people in Pelican Bay SHU/solitary confinement. The show is set in November 2014, a year after the largest prisoner hunger strike in history. Charlie says, “I want this show to gain an audience and become one more voice calling for the end of mass incarceration and solitary confinement.”

After the performance, we will have an update and discuss how and why the men in Pelican Bay SHU have been continuously deprived of sleep since Aug 2, 2015.

Antwon Cloird, Chief Operations Officer of the Richmond-based pre-release program Men and Women of Purpose, will join our panel discussion to talk about the work of his organization that is focused on addressing social and economic barriers to reduce recidivism through opportunities for rehabilitation.

STOP SLEEP DEPRIVATION TORTURE
No more torture in our name!