March 2013 - Solitary Watch

Solitary confinement is in the news on a daily basis nowadays, though just a few years ago it was a rarity to find any mention of it outside of Solitary Watch. What follows is a roundup of noteworthy stories that came out in the past month but didn’t make it into our posts. We will be running these […]

News & Features

Thirty Days in Solitary

The Solitary Connection: Was Clements Suspect Affected by Years in Prison Isolation?

U.S. Holds Hundreds of Detained Immigrants in Solitary Confinement

Visiting Billy Blake After 25 Years in Solitary

Louisiana Attorney General Says Angola 3 “Have Never Been Held in Solitary Confinement”

Voices from Solitary: “Suicide Is Preferable to Long-Term Segregation”

Judge Rules California Solitary Confinement Lawsuit Should Have Its Day in Court

Lawsuit Filed Against Solitary Confinement of 800 “Seriously Mentally Ill” in Pennsylvania

New Mexico Man Gets $15.5 Million for His Two-Year Ordeal in Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Where Cold, Quiet and Emptiness Come Together”

California Prison Conditions Driving Prisoners to Suicide

Florida Bill Would Limit Use of Solitary Confinement on Children

The Hidden History of Solitary Confinement in New Jersey’s Control Units

Voices from Solitary: A Sentence Worse Than Death

A Preventable Death in an Arizona Prison

Guarding the Fortresses: How Prison Policies Limit Media Access to Solitary Confinement

Journalists Barred from Prison Isolation Units

Tracking the Rise of Solitary Confinement in America–and of the Struggle Against It