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The following was written by Pelican Bay SHU prisoner Paul Sangu Jones. Jones has been incarcerated since 1969, when he was 20 years old. Sentenced 7-years-to-life, he has been in the SHU since 1988, a situation he refers to as a “state of limbo.” Jones wrote of his extensive incarceration, “At the time many of us […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Lose-Lose Situation

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by Voices from Solitary

May 25, 2012

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Virginia Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Launch Hunger Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

May 24, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Oscar Wilde on the Cruelty of Children in Prison

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by Voices from Solitary

May 20, 2012

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Montana Prisoners with Mental Illness Suffer in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 17, 2012

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Criminalizing Mental Illness: The Story of Adam Hall

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

May 14, 2012

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Mothers with Sons in Solitary Tell Their Stories

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 12, 2012

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Children Spend Months in Solitary Confinement in Texas Jails

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 10, 2012

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Federal Judge Criticizes Supermax Confinement in Colorado

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

May 8, 2012

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Transgender Immigrant Detainees Locked in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 7, 2012

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Children in Solitary

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 3, 2012

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Prisoners in Solitary Confinement in California Respond to Prison Policy Reforms

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by Sal Rodriguez

May 1, 2012

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