July 2010 - Solitary Watch

“The Army private charged with leaking an airstrike video and downloading documents remained in solitary confinement Saturday,” according to CNN. “Military officials told CNN that Pfc. Bradley Manning is also the prime suspect in the latest leak of documents to the WikiLeaks website.” The 22-year old military intelligence analyst was arrested in Iraq in May […]

News & Features

WikiLeaks Suspect Faces Long Stay in Pretrial Solitary Confinement

No Legal Defense for the Poor

Prison Heat: Hunger Strike Highlights Summer’s Deadly Toll on U.S. Inmates

Montana Teen Who Faced Torture in Prison Asks Judge to Keep Him Out of Solitary

Judge Rules Procedures at Tamms Supermax Violate Constitution

The Puppy Protection Act and the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

“Torture Memo” Author Says He Authorized Waterboarding, But Not “Extended Solitary Confinement”

A Supermax Prisoner’s Film from Hell

Clarence Thomas “Outraged” by Treatment of His Nephew, But Condones the Same for Thousands of Others

LGBT Kids in Prison Face Rape, Beatings, and Isolation

Celebrities in Solitary: Lindsay Lohan Goes to Lockdown

Russian “Spy” Anna Chapman Chose Deportation Over Solitary Confinement

Voices from the “Torture Chambers”: Solitary Confinement and Political Repression

The Prisoner’s Catch-22

Louisiana Jail Locks Up Suicidal Prisoners in 3′ x 3′ Cages

U.S. Supermax Prisons Are Challenged in the European Court of Human Rights–and Lose the First Round

Alaska Teen Spends 17-Months in Pre-Trial Solitary Confinement

Two Inmates Die in Agony As Prison Staff Stands By

Two for One: Guantanamo Won’t Close, But Illinois Supermax Will Open

Voices from Solitary: “What Prisoners Have…”