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The New York State Bar Association last week passed a resolution calling for a dramatic transformation and curtailment of solitary and other forms of isolated confinement it its state prisons and city jails. The strongly worded resolution, written by NYSBA’s Civil Rights Committee, cites “the damage caused by prolonged solitary confinement and the ability to ensure prison and public […]

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State Bar Association Calls on New York to “Profoundly Restrict” Its Use of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 30, 2013

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“Companionship or Death”: Jewish Engagement With the Injustice of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 26, 2013

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As California Implements Some Solitary Confinement Reforms, Prisoners Remain Skeptical

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 25, 2013

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Twelve Years in Solitary, and “Still in Illegal Limbo”

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

January 24, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Art from Tennessee’s Death Row

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by Voices from Solitary

January 20, 2013

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Suicide in Solitary: The Life and Death of Armando Cruz (Part 2)

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 18, 2013

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Suicide in Solitary: The Life and Death of Armando Cruz (Part 1)

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 17, 2013

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As Washington State Prisons Begin Reforms, 800 Remain in Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 16, 2013

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Indiana’s Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Violates Constitution

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 15, 2013

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Photography Exhibition Highlights Children in Solitary

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 13, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Brandon Green, Chronicler of Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 11, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “That’s the Only Mail I Get…”

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by Voices from Solitary

January 9, 2013

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The End of Tamms Supermax

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 9, 2013

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