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It has been over three years since the first statewide hunger strike in protest of the California prison systems’ use of solitary confinement. The hunger strike, the first of many to follow, was launched by individuals housed in the state’s Security Housing Units (SHUs). The hunger strikes prompted state Legislative hearings, international scrutiny, and some […]

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In California Prisons, Hundreds Removed from Solitary Confinement—and Thousands Remain

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 27, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/25/15]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 25, 2015

News & Features

Solitary Not Yet Over at Rikers, But Advocates Keep Fighting

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by Victoria Law

January 21, 2015

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Civil and Human Rights Groups to Eric Holder: No New Federal Supermax Prison at Thomson

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by Jean Casella

January 20, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/18/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 18, 2015

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New Federal Supermax Prison Will Double Capacity for Extreme Solitary Confinement

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by Aviva Stahl

January 15, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/11/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 11, 2015

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For Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons, A Year of Incremental Reform

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 7, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Cycle of Despair

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by Voices from Solitary

January 5, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/4/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 4, 2015

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