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Prison Journalists Report at Their Own Risk…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Seventeenth-Century Supermax: The Origins of Solitary Confinement

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No Decrease in Solitary Use in Federal Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Will Court and Legislative Delays Threaten California’s Solitary Confinement Limits?

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Texas Prisons on Statewide Lockdown…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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A Moment of Reckoning for Solitary Confinement in California…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Victims of Sexual Assaults by Prison Staff Are Thrown in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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New Fact Sheet Confirms the Key Role of Prison Oversight in Ending Solitary Confinement

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Secret DHS Report Shows Abuse of Solitary in ICE Detention…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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The Agony of Living with Dementia Behind Bars…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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What It’s Like to Be in Solitary If You Can’t Read…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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House Democrats Introduce Legislation Banning Solitary in Federal Facilities… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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News & Features

BREAKING NEWS: Rep. Cori Bush Introduces House Bill to End Federal Solitary Confinement

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Seven Days in Solitary

Incarcerated Children Face Isolation, Abuse, and Scorching Heat…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Washington Post Renounces “Double-Celled Solitary” and “Suicide Watch”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Gathered to Mark Anniversary of Historic Prison Hunger Strike, Advocates Vow to End Solitary Confinement in California

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Seven Days in Solitary

Report Reveals Rampant Abuse in Federal Prison’s Solitary Unit… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Solitary in Texas Is “a Slaughterhouse for Souls”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Prison Staff Charged in Dehydration Death of Michigan Man; New Film on Solitary in Texas…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Ridgeway Reporting Project Awards Grants to Incarcerated Journalists to Report on U.S. Prison Conditions

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Women in Federal Prisons Face Widespread Sexual Abuse…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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More Calls for Federal Takeover of “Dangerous and Deadly” Rikers Island…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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New Fact Sheet Explores the Effects of Solitary Confinement on the Human Brain

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Anti-Solitary Bills Advance in California and Nevada…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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