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

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At San Quentin, a Desperate Man Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Conditions in a COVID-19 Isolation Unit

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by Juan Moreno Haines

August 10, 2020

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As Black Lives Matter Protests Mounted, Federal Prisons Went on Lockdown—and Their Staffs Were Deployed to the Streets

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by Carter Deane

July 21, 2020

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“Man Down:” Left in the Hole at San Quentin During a Coronavirus Crisis

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by Juan Moreno Haines

July 7, 2020

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Despite Harsh Lockdowns, Nearly Half of Women in Massachusetts Prisons Caught the Coronavirus

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by Shabnam Danesh

June 23, 2020

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Solitary Confinement Is Fueling New York’s Prison Suicide Crisis

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by Joshua Manson

May 29, 2020

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As COVID-19 Spreads Through Prisons, Solitary Confinement Is Used to Punish Whistleblowers and Suppress Protests

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by Valerie Kiebala and Katie Rose Quandt

May 5, 2020

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Local Jails Were Death Traps Even Before COVID-19. The Pandemic Demands Sweeping—and Permanent—Change.

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by Jean Casella and Katie Rose Quandt

April 13, 2020

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Prisons’ Use of Solitary Confinement Explodes with the COVID-19 Pandemic, While Advocates Push for Alternatives

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by Jean Casella and Katie Rose Quandt

April 10, 2020

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Even Brief Exposure to Solitary Confinement May Increase Risk of Death After Prison

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by Brian Sonenstein

February 13, 2020

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In Largest Action to Date Against Solitary Confinement, Hundreds Gather in Albany to Push Reform Legislation

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by Katie Rose Quandt

February 5, 2020

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For Vulnerable Children, the School Day Can Include Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

January 30, 2020

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In Indiana Prisons, Solitary Confinement by Another Name Still Feels Like Torture

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by Victoria Law

January 14, 2020

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Chicago Jail’s Quest to End Solitary Confinement Is a Work in Progress

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 6, 2020

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A Watershed Year in the Movement to Stop Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

January 2, 2020

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Santa Was in Solitary and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 25, 2019

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Massachusetts Department of Correction Gives a Lesson in How to Get Around Solitary Confinement Reforms

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by Katie Rose Quandt

November 20, 2019

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Where the Democratic Presidential Candidates Stand on Solitary

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by Joshua Manson, Katie Rose Quandt, and James Ridgeway

October 22, 2019

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Book Bans Reveal What Prison Officials Ignore and What They Fear

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

September 26, 2019

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Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention Is a Grim Reality—and Only Likely to Get Worse

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by Abram Wolfe

July 30, 2019

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Transgender Women of Color Face Crushing Rates of Incarceration, Solitary Confinement, and Abuse

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by Joshua Manson

July 22, 2019

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Solitary Confinement Caused “Complete Mental and Physical Collapse” of Man in Virginia Prison, Lawsuit Contends

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by Joshua Manson

July 15, 2019

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UPDATE: New York’s Elected Leaders Make Deal That Thwarts Passage of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act

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by Joshua Manson and Jean Casella

June 20, 2019

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How Solitary Confinement Can Lead to a Life Sentence in Prison

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by Abram Wolfe

June 11, 2019

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Indefinite Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons Is Finally Put to the Test

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by Joshua Manson

June 3, 2019

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Behind the Pennsylvania Prison Lockdown: Public Health Crisis or Powerplay?

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 21, 2019

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Showtime’s ‘Escape at Dannemora’ Left Out Torture and Abuse

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by Katie Rose Quandt

January 10, 2019

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