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Original Reporting, Commentary, and News from a Nation on Lockdown

News & Features

Light in the Dark: For Incarcerated Writers, Every Day Should Be World Storytelling Day

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by Kilhah St Fort

March 19, 2026

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As an Immigrant, I’m Safer in San Quentin Than If Paroled

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by Edwin E. Chavez

March 18, 2026

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The Weight of Watching: How Prisons Turn Traumatized Women Into Unpaid Crisis Workers

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by Kwaneta Harris

February 17, 2026

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The Other ICE Killings: Since Trump Took Office, More Than 20 People Have Died in ICE Custody

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by Jean Casella

January 30, 2026

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After Exposing Prison Horrors for an Oscar-Nominated Film, Incarcerated Whistleblowers Are Moved to Solitary

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by Katie Rose Quandt

January 26, 2026

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New Book Makes a Powerful Case for Ending Solitary Confinement

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by Juan Moreno Haines

January 23, 2026

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5 Stories We Were Able to Tell in 2025 Thanks to You

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by Jean Casella

December 28, 2025

Announcements News & Features

Mine Was a Voice in the Void. Solitary Watch Listened.

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by Kwaneta Harris

December 2, 2025

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Pregnant Women in ICE Detention Face Isolation, Shackling, and Medical Neglect…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

October 29, 2025

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Ending Solitary Confinement Will Save Minds and Lives

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by Juan Moreno Haines

October 28, 2025

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The Shape-Shifting Face of Solitary Confinement: A Prison Hospital’s Dark Truth

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by Kwaneta Harris

October 14, 2025

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Why Prisons Must Be Ground Zero for Suicide Prevention

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by Kwaneta Harris

September 19, 2025

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When Isolation Became the Supreme Punishment

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by Juan Moreno Haines

September 2, 2025

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Remembering Black August from Prison: The Struggle Continues

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by Kwaneta Harris

August 22, 2025

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How Trump’s Policies Are Making the Lives of Incarcerated People Even Worse

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by Katie Rose Quandt

July 21, 2025

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The Jailhouse Lawyer: Fighting Abuse and Forced Medication at Angola Prison

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by Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull

July 15, 2025

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How Solitary Confinement Kills

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by Katie Rose Quandt

July 10, 2025

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Lockdowns, Violence, and “Barbaric Conditions” in a Brooklyn Federal Jail Known for Its Famous Detainees

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by Katie Rose Quandt and Maeve Brennan

June 30, 2025

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Beyond The Rainbow: Remembering Our Most Forgotten

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by Kwaneta Harris

June 26, 2025

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After Decades in Solitary, a Sliver of Light

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by Edward Tie

June 24, 2025

News & Features Ridgeway Reporting Project

Alabama Voters Banned Prison Slavery—But Prisoners Say It Hasn’t Stopped

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by Shaun Traywick

June 20, 2025

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Juneteenth to an Incarcerated American 

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by Juan Moreno Haines

June 19, 2025

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“Mama’s in the Hole”

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by Summer Knight and Kwaneta Harris

May 9, 2025

News & Features Ridgeway Reporting Project

Ending the “Last Vestiges of Slavery” in New York

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by Nicholas Brooks

May 2, 2025

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Witnessing the Solitary-to-Cemetery Pipeline

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by Kwaneta Harris

April 25, 2025

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When Freedom Still Feels Like Prison

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by Sania Tildon

April 4, 2025

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