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Guards Conceal Rampant Abuse in New York Prisons Behind a “Blue Wall”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Maryland Solitary Confinement Reform Bill Stalls in Democratic State Legislature, Despite Rare Support from Corrections Union

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Calculating Torture: Most Accurate Report to Date Finds 122K People in Solitary… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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New Report Finds More Than 122,000 People in Solitary Confinement in the United States

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When Suicide Watch Becomes a Death Sentence…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Post-Traumatic Prison Disorder Could Impact Millions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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The Solitary Confinement Law Everyone Is Watching

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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Federal Prison Oversight Bill…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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New York City Ordered to Pay up to $53 Million to Survivors of Solitary… And Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Man With Schizophrenia Starves to Death in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week 

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Federal Court Orders Arizona to End Its “Unconstitutional” Use of Solitary… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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John Oliver Covers Solitary Confinement; Texas Lawmakers Seek to Undermine Independent Investigation of Jail Deaths…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week 

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The Word: Prisons Are Where America Buries Its Problems. Solitary Confinement Is Where Prisons Bury Theirs.

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Report Documents Flagrant Violations of New York Solitary Reform Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Kids Locked Up Alone in Filthy Cells at Baltimore County Jail…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Video Exposes Force Feeding at ADX Florence…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week 

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Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Leader Held in Solitary for Six More Years…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Man Freezes to Death in Alabama Jail…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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New Fact Sheet Explodes the Myth That Solitary Confinement Reduces Violence in Prisons

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Abusive Federal “Double Solitary” Unit Closes…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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L’isolement Carcéral aux États-Unis: Questions Fréquentes: Our FAQ on Solitary Confinement in French

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Staff Accused of Starting “Fight Club” at New Jersey Prison…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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Use of Solitary in Federal Prisons Increases Under Biden… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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