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

News & Features

Could This Be the Worst Solitary Confinement Unit in the Nation?

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by Jess Hallam

August 1, 2018

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“As Long As Solitary Exists, They Will Find a Way to Use It”: Five Years After California’s Prison Hunger Strike

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by Victoria Law

July 13, 2018

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The Solitary Confinement of Paul Manafort and the Temptations of Moral and Political Relativism

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 11, 2018

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In Virginia’s Prisons, Hundreds Still Trapped in Solitary Confinement Despite Reforms — and Denials

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by Katie Rose Quandt

June 11, 2018

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Solitary Voices: Journalists and Advocates Uncover a Dark Corner of the U.S. Criminal Justice System

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by Jean Casella

May 17, 2018

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Court Rulings Against Canada’s Use of Solitary Confinement Could Set New Standards for Reform

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by Garrett Zehr

March 7, 2018

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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 22, 2017

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New York Supermax

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by Victoria Law

December 14, 2017

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Five Unforgettable Stories From Inside Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 27, 2017

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News Match Doubles Donations to Solitary Watch Through December 31

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 14, 2017

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“Witness to Human Torture”: On Both Sides of the Prison Walls, Social Workers Confront Solitary Confinement

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 3, 2017

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New Book (and New York Events) on Solitary Confinement by Dr. Terry Kupers Join Expertise to Empathy

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 19, 2017

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Lawsuits Challenge the Cruelty of Decades in Solitary Confinement on Death Row

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by Aleks Gilbert

October 10, 2017

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Decades After Prison Escapes, Men Face Life in Solitary Confinement With No Way Out

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by Madeline Batt

September 28, 2017

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How the Supreme Court Handed Trump a Free Pass for Discrimination and Abuse Against Detainees

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by Joshua Manson

July 12, 2017

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Aging Alone: Uncovering the Risk of Solitary Confinement for People Over 45

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

June 12, 2017

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Suicidal in Solitary

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by James Ridgeway and Katie Rose Quandt

April 5, 2017

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Nonviolent Protest in Pennsylvania Solitary Confinement Unit Leads to Seven Years of Prosecutions

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by Victoria Law

March 27, 2017

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Solitary Confinement Gets Another Sharp Rebuke from a Supreme Court Justice

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by Joshua Manson and Jean Casella

March 20, 2017

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Federal Court Acknowledges Growing Legal and “Scientific Consensus” on Harms Caused by Solitary Confinement

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by Joshua Manson

March 10, 2017

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At Wisconsin Juvenile Prisons, Children Face a Nightmare of Solitary Confinement and Abuse

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 22, 2017

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Trump Wants to Bring Back Torture. For Thousands of Americans, It Never Went Away.

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 10, 2017

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Filming Inside a Hidden World: Q&A With the Director of HBO’s “Solitary”

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by Jean Casella

February 6, 2017

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Looking Back on Six Years of Leadership Against Solitary Confinement With UN Torture Expert Juan Méndez

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by James Ridgeway

January 30, 2017

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New Report Shows Devastating Impact of Solitary Confinement on Incarcerated People with Physical Disabilities     

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by Joshua Manson

January 12, 2017

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Movement to End Juvenile Solitary Confinement Gains Ground, But Hundreds of Kids Remain in Isolation

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by Mary Read

January 4, 2017

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