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On Monday, February 25th, the California Assembly’s Public Safety Committee, chaired by Assembly Member Tom Ammiano, held a hearing on the state’s Security Housing Units (SHUs). The hearing comes 18 months after the committee held a similar hearing prompted by  a three-week long hunger strike in June 2011 that involved thousands of California prisoners across […]

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California Assembly Reviews Solitary Confinement Policies As Prisoners Threaten New Hunger Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 26, 2013

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Montana Legislature Considers Solitary Confinement Reform

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 25, 2013

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The “Vicious Cycles” Created by Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 24, 2013

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Bradley Manning Marks 1,000 Days in Pre-Trial Detention

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 23, 2013

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Solidarity and Solitary: When Unions Clash With Prison Reform

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 21, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Disciplined Into Madness and Death

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by Voices from Solitary

February 18, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: What Solitary Confinement Does to the Mind

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by Voices from Solitary

February 16, 2013

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Utah Supermax Prisoners Report Being “Treated Like an Animal”

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 15, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Scarred by Solitary: Experiencing Prison Isolation As a Kid

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 13, 2013

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New Article in Fortune News: “Suffering in Solitary”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 12, 2013

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Feds to Open New Supermax Prison Cells at “Gitmo North”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 8, 2013

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“Sick and in Solitary” on Rikers Island

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 6, 2013

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Federal Bureau of Prisons to Undergo Review of Solitary Confinement Practices

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 5, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Suffering at the Hands of Other Human Beings

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by Voices from Solitary

February 4, 2013

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