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

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New Video: National Religious Campaign Against Torture Takes a Stand on Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 28, 2011

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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, 2011

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Solitary Confinement on Rikers Island: An Interview with the Prisoners Rights Project

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

November 28, 2011

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New York State Lawmakers Hold Hearings on Solitary Confinement Reforms, Spike in Prison Suicide Rate

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 13, 2011

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Reducing Solitary Confinement in Maine

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 9, 2011

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Beyond Guantánamo, There’s Long-Term Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 12, 2011

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New Study: Solitary Confinement Overused in Colorado

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 18, 2011

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“On the Row, You Never See the Stars”: Oregon Prisoner Wants to Die to Escape Death Row

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 21, 2011

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UN Torture Investigator Calls on Nations to End Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 19, 2011

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Pennsylvania Prisoners Charged with Rioting After Protesting Conditions in Solitary

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 15, 2011

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Tuesday Night in NYC: Forum on Solitary Confinement Features UN Special Rapporteur on Torture

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 17, 2011

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Federal Judge Rules 28 Years in Solitary Confinement Not “Extreme,” Dismisses Silverstein Case

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 6, 2011

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California Department of Corrections Threatens Prison Hunger Strikers, Bans Lawyers

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 3, 2011

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New Video: ACLU Launches “Stop Solitary” Campaign

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

September 30, 2011

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Abu Ghraib, California: Report Shows Brutal Abuse of Prisoners in LA County Jails

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 29, 2011

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Abu Ghraib on the Allegheny: Sexual and Physical Abuse at Pennsylvania Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 28, 2011

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New Fact Sheet on Solitary Confinement and the Law

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

September 19, 2011

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Oregon Converts Supermax Unit to Treat Prisoners With Mental Illness

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 4, 2010

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Roundup of Testimony from California Assembly Hearing on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 26, 2011

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The Torture of Troy Davis

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 21, 2011

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California SHU Inmates to Resume Hunger Strike September 26th

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 15, 2011

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NYC Bar Association Issues Report on “The Brutality of Supermax Confinement”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 19, 2011

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“I Never Will Abandon This Hope”: Testimony of a Pelican Bay Hunger Striker on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 9, 2011

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California Teachers Union Letter of Support for Educational Programming in Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 17, 2011

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“Pawns in a Failed Experiment”: Testimony of Dr. Craig Haney on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 1, 2011

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“Where Punishment Becomes Torture”: Testimony of Dorsey Nunn on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 8, 2011

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