Before throwing her five-year-old daughter Chicago a Hello Kitty-themed birthday bash on Sunday, Kim Kardashian flew her private jet 782 miles North to visit Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent, CA last week.
The 42-year-old aspiring attorney spent a day at the notorious supermax prison facility to visit with some of the estimated 290 inmates spending 22 hours or more each day in solitary confinement for up to five years – according to TMZ.
The security housing unit (SHU) is reserved for inmates who pose a serious threat to inmates and staff with each windowless cell measuring 7ft x 11ft.
Surprise! Before throwing her five-year-old daughter Chicago a Hello Kitty-themed birthday bash on Sunday (pictured), Kim Kardashian flew her private jet 782 miles North to visit Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent, CA last week
Raising awareness: The 42-year-old aspiring attorney spent a day at the notorious supermax prison facility to visit with some of the estimated 290 inmates spending 22 hours or more each day in solitary confinement for up to five years (pictured in 2013)
Pelican Bay inmates – who also spend 90 minutes a day alone in bare concrete exercise pens – are not allowed phone calls, only rare noncontact visits, and there have been several hunger strikes to protest conditions over the years.
The United Nations have stated that anymore than 15 days in solitary is ‘torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment.’
Two of the more infamous inmates to grace Pelican Bay include former music mogul Marion ‘Suge’ Knight and the late cult leader Charles Manson.
A look inside: The security housing unit (SHU) is reserved for inmates who pose a serious threat to inmates and staff with each windowless cell measuring 7ft x 11ft (pictured in 2013)
Cruel? Pelican Bay inmates – who also spend 90 minutes a day alone in bare concrete exercise pens (pictured in 2013) – are not allowed phone calls, only rare noncontact visits, and there have been several hunger strikes to protest conditions over the years
Prior residents: Two of the more infamous inmates to grace Pelican Bay include former music mogul Marion ‘Suge’ Knight (L) and the late cult leader Charles Manson (R)
Mastermind: Kim was joined by fellow criminal reform advocate Scott Budnick (L, pictured in 2021), who produced Ben Lear’s 2016 documentary They Call Us Monsters and Joshua Rofé’s 2013 documentary Lost for Life – both about adult charges for juvenile offenders
Making movie magic: Kardashian was also joined by Golden Globe nominee Tobey Maguire – who executive produced and starred in Babylon – as well as a camera crew for an upcoming documentary (pictured December 15)
Kim was joined by fellow criminal reform advocate Scott Budnick, who produced Ben Lear’s 2016 documentary They Call Us Monsters and Joshua Rofé’s 2013 documentary Lost for Life – both about adult charges for juvenile offenders.
Kardashian was also joined by Golden Globe nominee Tobey Maguire – who executive produced and starred in Babylon – as well as a camera crew for an upcoming documentary.
The Calabasas socialite has visited prisons in the past and frequently uses her star power to help secure clemency for inmates like Alice Marie Johnson, Cyntoia Brown, Matthew Charles, and Jeffrey Stringer.
Prison selfie: The Calabasas socialite has visited prisons in the past (pictured in 2019) and frequently uses her star power to help secure clemency for inmates like Alice Marie Johnson, Cyntoia Brown, Matthew Charles, and Jeffrey Stringer
One year to go! Kim passed the ‘baby bar’ exam in 2021 (pictured) after failing it three times, and she reportedly spends 18 hours a week studying for the California State Bar in 2024 without attending college or law school
Legacy: Kardashian – who wants to start her own law firm – is following the footsteps of her late father, OJ Simpson defense attorney Robert Kardashian Sr. (M, pictured in 1995), who died at age 59 from esophageal cancer in 2003 when she was only 22
Kim passed the ‘baby bar’ exam in 2021 after failing it three times, and she reportedly spends 18 hours a week studying for the California State Bar in 2024 without attending college or law school.
Kardashian – who wants to start her own law firm – is following the footsteps of her late father, OJ Simpson defense attorney Robert Kardashian Sr., who died at age 59 from esophageal cancer in 2003 when she was only 22.
The System podcaster also has her hands full raising four children, running SKIMS and SKKN, and executive producing/starring in the 10-episode third season of The Kardashians – which began production in September.
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