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2020 Soledad raid on Black prisoners hits the courtroom
2020 Soledad raid on Black prisoners hits the courtroom
March 3, 2021
by Tasha Williams
In the summer of 2020, when COVID-19 was rapidly surging throughout the nation, prison officials at Soledad State Prison off the central coast of California pulled a highly illegal and brutal show of force, now known as “Operation Akili,” that ended with serious injuries to incarcerated men and soon after led to a massive spike in coronavirus cases within the facility.
The men were rounded up and zip-tied behind their backs after being thrown from their beds in the middle of their sleep. They were taken to the chow hall where they were forced to sit, four men to a small table, for six hours straight.