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Since the widespread hunger strikes across California protesting the conditions of long-term solitary confinement in the California prison system, there have yet to be any indications of substantive change on the horizon. According to the Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity coalition, three hunger strikers have committed suicide–two in Pelican Bay State Prison’s Security Housing and another at Calipatria […]

News & Features

Isolated California Prisoners Continue Their Fight for Reform

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by Sal Rodriguez

December 30, 2011

News & Features

New Video: National Religious Campaign Against Torture Takes a Stand on Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 28, 2011

News & Features

Santa Was in Prison and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 23, 2011

The Silent, Terrifying World of a Deaf Prisoner

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by James Ridgeway

December 20, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Christmas in the Hole, 1968

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

December 17, 2011

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New York State Lawmakers Hold Hearings on Solitary Confinement Reforms, Spike in Prison Suicide Rate

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 13, 2011

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Beyond Guantánamo, There’s Long-Term Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 12, 2011

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