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The United States, alone among industrialized nations, incarcerates thousands of juveniles in adult prisons, after trying and sentencing them as adults. We also lead the world in the practice of solitary confinement. These two facts have come together to create a horrifying reality: hundreds of children languishing in isolation cells. This week, the American Civil Liberties Union and Southern Poverty […]

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New Ban on Solitary Confinement for Child Prisoners in Mississippi

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 29, 2012

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New Federal Budget: Plenty of Money for Prisons

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 25, 2012

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Family of California Prisoner Who Died on Hunger Strike Speaks Out

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 23, 2012

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Illinois Governor Proposes Closing Controversial Tamms Supermax Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 22, 2012

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“Occupy” Prison Protests in California Oppose Use of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 21, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “The Isolated Prisoner”

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 18, 2012

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Conflicting Reports on Hunger Strike at California’s Corcoran State Prison

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 17, 2012

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Update: Prisoner Dies During Hunger Strike at California’s Corcoran State Prison

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 10, 2012

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New Video: Daughter of Russell Maroon Shoats, Held in Solitary Confinement for Nearly 30 Years

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 10, 2012

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Lawsuit Challenges South Carolina’s Use of Solitary Confinement on Prisoners with Mental Illness

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 9, 2012

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Shackled in Solitary: Prisoners with Mental Illness in Michigan’s Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 5, 2012

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How Many Prisoners Are in Solitary Confinement in the United States?

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 1, 2012

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