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Kevin Kempf is the Director of the Idaho Department of Corrections. Since he first joined the DOC over twenty years ago, Kempf has served in a variety of positions, including correctional officer, parole officer, warden, and chief of prisons. Kempf was appointed to his current leadership role in December 2014, and currently oversees Idaho’s 9 […]

News & Features

“This Is a Public Safety Approach”: Solitary Confinement Reform Begins in Idaho

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by Aviva Stahl

May 31, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/29/16]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 29, 2016

News & Features

Massachusetts Prisoners Sent to Solitary After Meeting with State Legislators About Prison Reform

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by Jack Denton

May 24, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/22/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 22, 2016

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Written Through the Prison Wall, Play Reveals One Woman’s Experience of Solitary Confinement

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

May 17, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/15/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 15, 2016

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“Isolation Devastates the Brain”: The Neuroscience of Solitary Confinement

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by Carol Schaeffer

May 11, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/8/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 8, 2016

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Prison Labor Strike in Alabama: “We Will No Longer Contribute to Our Own Oppression”

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by Jack Denton

May 5, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/1/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 1, 2016

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