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

News & Features

Federal Bureau of Prisons Details Plans for Limited “Audit” of Solitary Confinement Practices

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

November 22, 2013

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In States That “Reduce” Their Use of Solitary Confinement, Suffering Continues for Those Left Behind

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 13, 2013

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New Report Criticizes Use of Solitary Confinement in New Mexico Prisons and Jails

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by Lisa Dawson

November 9, 2013

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Reports Condemn Solitary Confinement in New York City’s Jails, As Officials Weigh Its Future

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by Marlies Talay

November 6, 2013

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Prison Segregation and Racial Disparities

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

November 2, 2013

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One Month After Historic Hunger Strike, California Lawmakers Hold Hearings on Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

October 22, 2013

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Under Fire, Federal Bureau of Prisons Audits Use of Solitary Confinement—and Buys a New Supermax Prison

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 18, 2013

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Oversight in British Prisons: A Model for the U.S.?

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 14, 2013

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Videos Show Abuse of Mentally Ill in California Prisons

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by Lisa Dawson

October 4, 2013

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After 41 Years in Solitary, a Dying Herman Wallace Has His Conviction Overturned—-and Is Freed

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 1, 2013

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Federal Appeals Court Considers Tommy Silverstein’s 30 Years in Extreme Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

September 25, 2013

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Inside ADX Supermax: “A Bloody Nightmare”

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 12, 2013

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New Directive May Curtail Use of Solitary Confinement in Immigrant Detention

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 9, 2013

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New Solitary Watch Print Edition

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 8, 2013

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California Prison Hunger Strike Ends After 60 Days

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 5, 2013

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Day 59 of California Prison Hunger Strike: “Their Spirits Are High, Their Bodies Are Weak”

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 4, 2013

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UN: Solitary Confinement in the U.S. Can Be Torture, Force-Feeding Unacceptable

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by Lisa Dawson

August 28, 2013

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Day 49 of California Prison Hunger Strike: “Our Lives Are in the Hands of CDCR”

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 25, 2013

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California Prison Hunger Strikers to Be Force-Fed

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 19, 2013

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Day 41 of California Hunger Strike: CDCR Still Insists It’s A Gang Power Play

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 18, 2013

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Day 39 of California Prison Hunger Strike: Governor Jerry Brown Remains Silent

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 15, 2013

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Day 36 of California Hunger Strike: Hundreds Still Protesting Isolation Policies

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 12, 2013

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Calipatria Hunger Striker: “Putting Everything On The Line For Dignity”

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 9, 2013

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Pat Nolan’s Evangelical Prison Reform

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by James Ridgeway

August 8, 2013

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The Use of Isolation in U.S. Prisons: A Human Rights Issue

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

August 8, 2013

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30 Days of Hunger Striking, California Prisons Chief Insists It’s “Gang Power Play”

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 6, 2013

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