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

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Starving in Solitary: California Prison Hunger Strikers’ Health Declines, But State Will Not Negotiate

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 14, 2011

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Texas Lockdown: Solitary Confinement in the Lone Star State

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by Elisa Mosler

July 6, 2011

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Hunger Strike in the Supermax: Pelican Bay Prisoners Protest Conditions in Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 30, 2011

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Confronting Torture in U.S. Prisons: A Q&A With Solitary Watch

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 17, 2011

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Solitary Confinement Widely Used in California’s Juvenile Jails

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 16, 2011

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Doctors Prescribe Cure for “Epidemic of Mass Incarceration”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 9, 2011

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Upcoming Forum in New York on Solitary Confinement in State Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 8, 2011

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From BOP to CCA: Federal Prison Director Defects to Private Prison Company

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 7, 2011

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Amnesty International Calls for Angola 3’s Release from 40 Years of Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 7, 2011

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Mentally Ill Inmate Starves to Death in Utah Jail

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 6, 2011

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Solitary Watch Fact Sheet: Psychological Effects of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 4, 2011

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Maine Cuts Supermax Population, Reforms Solitary Confinement Practices

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 2, 2011

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Supreme Court Takes the “Radical” Stance That Prisoners Are Human Beings

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 31, 2011

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DSK’s “Tiny” Cell Was Spacious by U.S. Solitary Confinement Standards

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 28, 2011

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Groups Urge Holder to Clean House at the Bureau of Prisons

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

May 19, 2011

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Angola 3 Mark 39 Years in Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

May 17, 2011

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Now Available: Solitary Watch Print Edition

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

May 1, 2011

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Colorado Lawmakers Present Weakened Version of Solitary Confinement Bill

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 28, 2011

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Report Documents Abuse in Pennsylvania Prison’s Lockdown Unit

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 26, 2011

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Report from Panel Discussion on Prison Isolation Units

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 23, 2011

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Prisoner with Mental Illness Locked in Solitary Filth in Private Jail

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 21, 2011

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No Budget Cuts for Federal Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 13, 2011

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Solitary Confinement Comes to Capitol Hill

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by Daniel Goldman

April 11, 2011

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Congressional Briefing on Solitary Confinement to Take Place This Week

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 4, 2011

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Isolation Units Within U.S. Prisons: CCR Panel Discussion in San Francisco

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 1, 2011

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Supreme Court Rules Against Exonerated Death Row Inmate, for Prosecutors Who Withheld Evidence

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 30, 2011

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