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The American Civil Liberties Union’s National Prison Project has initiated a national campaign against what it calls “the dangerous overuse of solitary confinement” in U.S. prison and jails. The Stop Solitary campaign’s web page, which launched earlier this year, describes its mission: The ACLU, together with our state-based affiliates, scholars, activists, mental health experts, and faith-based organizations […]

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New Video: ACLU Launches “Stop Solitary” Campaign

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

September 30, 2011

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Abu Ghraib, California: Report Shows Brutal Abuse of Prisoners in LA County Jails

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 29, 2011

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Abu Ghraib on the Allegheny: Sexual and Physical Abuse at Pennsylvania Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 28, 2011

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Roundup of Testimony from California Assembly Hearing on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 26, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: The “Life Negating Emptiness” of the Pelican Bay SHU

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 25, 2011

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The Truth About Solitary Confinement in California

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 22, 2011

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The Torture of Troy Davis

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 21, 2011

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NYC Bar Association Issues Report on “The Brutality of Supermax Confinement”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 19, 2011

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New Fact Sheet on Solitary Confinement and the Law

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

September 19, 2011

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California Teachers Union Letter of Support for Educational Programming in Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 17, 2011

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California SHU Inmates to Resume Hunger Strike September 26th

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 15, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Beyond Inhumane”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 14, 2011

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What the War on Terror Owes to the War on Crime

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 10, 2011

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“I Never Will Abandon This Hope”: Testimony of a Pelican Bay Hunger Striker on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 9, 2011

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“Where Punishment Becomes Torture”: Testimony of Dorsey Nunn on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 8, 2011

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“A Form of Torture”: Testimony of Laura Magnani on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 8, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Was “the Only Way to Get the Word Out” About Prison Abuses

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 6, 2011

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Pelican Bay Prisoners Plan to Resume Hunger Strike

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 3, 2011

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“The Destruction of the Human Spirit”: Testimony of Rev. William McGarvey on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 3, 2011

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Illinois Prisoner Says Years of Solitary Confinement Caused Mental Illness, Self-Mutilation

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 2, 2011

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“Pawns in a Failed Experiment”: Testimony of Dr. Craig Haney on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 1, 2011

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