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This essay by John Jay Powers was published by the Colorado Independent, with the following introductory note by editor Susan Greene. Greene has corresponded with Powers for years, and included him in her multimedia investigation of solitary confinement, The Gray Box. “Jack Powers is an inmate in the federal Bureau of Prisons convicted of bank robbery and escaping from prison. […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Finally Out and Among the Living”

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by Voices from Solitary

November 29, 2013

News & Features

“This Draconian System of Punishment and Abuse”: An Interview with Ray Luc Levasseur

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by Aviva Stahl

November 27, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “A Prison Where the Building Becomes the Shackles”

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by Voices from Solitary

November 27, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/24/13]

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by Jean Casella

November 24, 2013

News & Features

Federal Bureau of Prisons Details Plans for Limited “Audit” of Solitary Confinement Practices

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

November 22, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Life in H-Unit, ADX Federal Supermax

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by Voices from Solitary

November 21, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/17/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

November 17, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Welcome to the SHU

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by Voices from Solitary

November 16, 2013

News & Features

In States That “Reduce” Their Use of Solitary Confinement, Suffering Continues for Those Left Behind

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 13, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/10/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

November 10, 2013

News & Features

New Report Criticizes Use of Solitary Confinement in New Mexico Prisons and Jails

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by Lisa Dawson

November 9, 2013

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Reports Condemn Solitary Confinement in New York City’s Jails, As Officials Weigh Its Future

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by Marlies Talay

November 6, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/3/13]

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by Jean Casella

November 5, 2013

News & Features

Prison Segregation and Racial Disparities

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

November 2, 2013

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