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

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In California Death Row’s “Adjustment Center,” Condemned Men Wait in Solitary Confinement

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by Alyssa Stryker

April 13, 2016

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Pressure Grows in Canada for Strict Limits on the Use of Solitary Confinement in Federal and Provincial Prisons

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by Garrett Zehr

April 7, 2016

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How the New Settlement Will—and Will Not—Change Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons (Redux)

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by Jean Casella

April 4, 2016

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Solitary Confinement Out of Control in Florida Prisons

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by Jack Denton

March 29, 2016

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Innocent After Years in Solitary on Rikers, Woman Tried on New Charges for Alleged Misbehavior in Jail

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by Carol Schaeffer

March 23, 2016

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BREAKING NEWS: Activist and Author Five Mualimm-ak Arrested by NYPD Following Book Launch Event

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 16, 2016

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After 33 Years in Solitary Confinement, Former Black Panther Russell Shoatz Will Have His Day in Court

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by Jack Denton

March 11, 2016

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Activists Turn to Lawsuits and Legislation to Fight Solitary Confinement in New Jersey

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by Keri Blakinger

March 4, 2016

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After California Prisons Release “Gang Affiliates” From Solitary Confinement, Costs and Violence Levels Drop

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 29, 2016

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BREAKING NEWS: Angola 3’s Albert Woodfox Freed from Prison After 43 Years in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 19, 2016

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Settlement Limits Solitary Confinement for People With Mental Illness in Indiana’s Prisons

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by Jack Denton

February 11, 2016

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Legal Settlement Is Having a “Transformative Effect” on Solitary Confinement in California Prisons

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 8, 2016

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What Obama’s Actions Mean for Solitary Confinement in America’s Prisons

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by Jean Casella

January 27, 2016

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“Suicide Checks” Lead to Extreme Sleep Deprivation at Pelican Bay Prison

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 21, 2016

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Agreement Will Reduce Solitary Confinement of Mentally Ill in Oregon Prisons

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 19, 2016

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Legal Settlement Demands Better Mental Health Care, Less Solitary Confinement in Illinois Prisons

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by Katie Rose Quandt

January 14, 2016

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Children Held in Solitary Confinement in Nebraska for “Days, Weeks, Even Months”

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 12, 2016

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California Expects to Save $28 Million By Reducing Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 8, 2016

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With Sons in Solitary, Mothers Fight for Their Freedom—and Their Lives

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by Victoria Law

January 6, 2016

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/27/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

December 27, 2015

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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 22, 2015

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How the Landmark Settlement Will—and Will Not—Change Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons  

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by Jean Casella

December 18, 2015

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Will the Supreme Court Free Albert Woodfox After 43 Years in Solitary?

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by Katie Rose Quandt

December 8, 2015

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Shakeup in Alaska Prisons Targets “Overuse” of Solitary Confinement

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by Garrett Zehr

November 24, 2015

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Judged Incompetent to Stand Trial, People with Mental Illness Still Languish in Pennsylvania Jails

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

November 19, 2015

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Presidential Prison Politics

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by Katie Rose Quandt

November 10, 2015

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