Dina Levy was a research and reporting intern for Solitary Watch and has had a long career in housing and community development, most recently as senior vice president of Homeownership and Community Development for New York State Homes and Community Renewal. Jean Casella is the director of Solitary Watch. She has also published work in The Guardian, The Nation, and Mother Jones, and is co-editor of the book Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement. She has received a Soros Justice Media Fellowship and an Alicia Patterson Fellowship. She tweets @solitarywatch.