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• A San Francisco federal jury awarded $25,000 to a Pelican Bay prisoner, Jesse Perez, whose cell was trashed in retaliation for his activism against solitary confinement. Before his cell was searched in October 2012 Perez had filed a lawsuit and published articles criticizing California’s use of isolation; jurors determined that guards had violated his free-speech […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/29/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

November 29, 2015

News & Features

Shakeup in Alaska Prisons Targets “Overuse” of Solitary Confinement

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by Garrett Zehr

November 24, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/22/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

November 22, 2015

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Judged Incompetent to Stand Trial, People with Mental Illness Still Languish in Pennsylvania Jails

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

November 19, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/15/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

November 17, 2015

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Presidential Prison Politics

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by Katie Rose Quandt

November 10, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/8/2015]

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

November 8, 2015

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Maine Prison Rules Would Use Solitary Confinement to Punish Free Expression

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by Garrett Zehr

November 4, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/1/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

November 1, 2015

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