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On November 27, in a ruling that may have wider implications for the use and abuse of soliary confinement in American prisons, a Massachusetts inmate won a longstanding case against the prison that illegally held him in segregation, as well as the Massachusetts Commissioner of Corrections. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts found that the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center (SBCC) […]

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Massachusetts Court Rules Against Solitary Confinement Without Due Process

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by Beth Broyles

November 30, 2012

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Bradley Manning’s Torture in Solitary Confinement Is Subject of Pre-Trial Hearing

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 29, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Picturing Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 20, 2012

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Bonnie Kerness: Pioneer in the Struggle Against Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

November 8, 2012

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The 2 Million Swing State Voters Who Won’t Be Voting Today

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 6, 2012

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Mentally Ill Man Dies, Injured and Alone, in a Tulsa Jail Cell

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 5, 2012

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Solitary Confinement in North Carolina

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 2, 2012

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