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

News & Features Ridgeway Reporting Project

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by Elizabeth Hawes

October 29, 2024

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In Texas Prisons, People with Mental Illness Are Held in Tiny Cages for Days on End

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by Jeremy Busby

October 21, 2024

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How New York’s Maximum-Security Women’s Prison Has Failed to HALT Solitary Confinement

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by Sara Kielly

September 26, 2024

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Michigan Advocates Fight to End the Torture of Solitary Confinement

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by Madeleine Wren

September 23, 2024

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Corridors of Contagion: How the Pandemic Exposed the Cruelties of Incarceration

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by Victoria Law

September 17, 2024

News & Features Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: The Legacy of Black August at San Quentin Prison

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by Voices from Solitary

August 30, 2024

News & Features Ridgeway Reporting Project

Washington State Prisons Suppress Cultural Awareness Groups

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by Felix Sitthivong

August 5, 2024

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The Hell Inside Hell: Solitary Confinement in Texas Hides the Sexual Abuse of Women and Girls

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by Kwaneta Harris

June 3, 2024

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Trusted Sources: Why Mainstream Media Needs Incarcerated Voices

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by Juan Moreno Haines

May 13, 2024

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“You Can Never Get That Time Back”: Solitary Confinement Is Devastating for Incarcerated Mothers and Their Children

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by Ella Goldblum

May 12, 2024

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After Nine Studies, Use of Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons Just Keeps Increasing

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by Katie Rose Quandt

May 10, 2024

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Black History in the United States Has Always Included Solitary Confinement

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by Steve Brooks

February 29, 2024

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Santa Was in Solitary and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

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by Jean Casella

December 24, 2023

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Bill to Reduce Solitary Confinement in Washington State Stalls, But Advocates Vow to Continue the Fight

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by Kevin Light-Roth

December 4, 2023

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Solitary Confinement Punishes Vulnerable People Inside a San Mateo County Jail

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by James Anderson

October 12, 2023

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Seventeenth-Century Supermax: The Origins of Solitary Confinement

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by Spencer Weinreich

September 25, 2023

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Will Court and Legislative Delays Threaten California’s Solitary Confinement Limits?

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by Victoria Law

September 18, 2023

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BREAKING NEWS: Rep. Cori Bush Introduces House Bill to End Federal Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

July 27, 2023

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Gathered to Mark Anniversary of Historic Prison Hunger Strike, Advocates Vow to End Solitary Confinement in California

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by Yen-Tung Lin and Luke Baltay

July 18, 2023

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The Word: Why Counting Everyone in Solitary Confinement Matters

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by Jean Casella

June 7, 2023

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

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by Victoria Law

May 25, 2023

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

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by Jean Casella

May 23, 2023

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The Solitary Confinement Law Everyone Is Watching

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by Victoria Law

May 4, 2023

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The Word: From the Deepest Shadows, So Much Light: Solitary Confinement and the Human Spirit

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by Sarah Shourd

April 27, 2023

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

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by Jean Casella

March 31, 2023

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

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by Jean Casella

February 21, 2023

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