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

News & Features

Far from Guantánamo, Torture Takes Root in American Soil

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by Jean Casella

February 9, 2014

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New York Lawmakers Introduce Bill to End Long-Term Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

February 4, 2014

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Prison Health Care: Is the American Health Profession Ignoring a Human Rights Issue Hiding in Plain Sight?

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by James Ridgeway

February 1, 2014

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Women in Solitary Confinement: Buried Inside the Federal Prison System

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by Victoria Law

January 24, 2014

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As New York City Jails Amend Their Solitary Confinement Practices, Abuses on Rikers Island Continue

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by Aviva Stahl

January 16, 2014

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New Campaign Highlights Post-9/11 Civil and Human Rights Abuses on American Soil

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by Aviva Stahl

January 13, 2014

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Mentally Ill in South Carolina’s Prisons Suffer Decades of Abuse and Neglect

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 11, 2014

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War [on Crime] Is Over — If You Want It

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 27, 2013

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Santa Was in Prison and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 23, 2013

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DC’s Youth Face Solitary Confinement in District Jails and Federal Prisons

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by Abby Taskier

December 19, 2013

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Solitary Confinement: Too Controversial for Costco

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 13, 2013

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Women in Solitary Confinement: Sent to Solitary for Reporting Sexual Assault

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by Victoria Law

December 12, 2013

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Women in Solitary Confinement: “The Isolation Degenerates Us Into Madness”

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by Victoria Law

December 11, 2013

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Activists Urge U.S. Government to Grant UN Torture Expert Access to New York’s Prisons

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by Marlies Talay

December 9, 2013

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Mandela in Solitary

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 7, 2013

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How Many People Are In Solitary Confinement in California’s Prisons?

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by Sal Rodriguez

December 4, 2013

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“This Draconian System of Punishment and Abuse”: An Interview with Ray Luc Levasseur

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by Aviva Stahl

November 27, 2013

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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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