Kim Kardashian visits Pelican Bay State Prison and meets with inmates in solitary confinement

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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.