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Significant reductions in California’s use of solitary confinement in state prisons are expected to save the state millions of dollars, perhaps even more if state lawmakers heed the advice of the state’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO). Contrary to warnings by Governor Jerry Brown and others, the reductions in isolation also appear to be coinciding with […]

News & Features

After California Prisons Release “Gang Affiliates” From Solitary Confinement, Costs and Violence Levels Drop

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 29, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/28/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 28, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/21/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 21, 2016

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BREAKING NEWS: Angola 3’s Albert Woodfox Freed from Prison After 43 Years in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 19, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/14/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 14, 2016

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Settlement Limits Solitary Confinement for People With Mental Illness in Indiana’s Prisons

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by Jack Denton

February 11, 2016

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Legal Settlement Is Having a “Transformative Effect” on Solitary Confinement in California Prisons

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 8, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/7/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 7, 2016

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Now Available—Our New Book: The First Collection of Voices from Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 4, 2016

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