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

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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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Maine Prison Rules Would Use Solitary Confinement to Punish Free Expression

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by Garrett Zehr

November 4, 2015

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85% of LGBTQ People Behind Bars Report Spending Time in Solitary

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by Aviva Stahl

October 26, 2015

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“Together to End Solitary” Unites Activists Nationwide

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

October 23, 2015

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How Britain Does Supermax

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by Aviva Stahl

October 21, 2015

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Off the Block

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by Jean Casella

October 21, 2015

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In Open Letter to President Obama, Groups Push for Solitary Confinement Reforms

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by Garrett Zehr

October 3, 2015

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At Louisiana’s Angola Prison, Lawsuit Claims, the Sick Face Neglect, Isolation, and Death

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by Mark Megalli

September 23, 2015

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Lawsuit Charges Delaware Prison System With Neglect and Solitary Confinement of Mentally Ill

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by Aylin Manduric

September 17, 2015

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Toxic Traps: Environmental Hazards Threaten Two Federal Supermax Prisons

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by Laura Cepero

September 10, 2015

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With New Report, Prison Officials Commit to Reducing Their Use of Solitary Confinement

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by Garrett Zehr

September 8, 2015

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California Prison Hunger Strikes Sparked Solitary Reforms, Internal Documents Show

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 2, 2015

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In Landmark Settlement, Solitary Confinement to Be Dramatically Reduced in California Prisons

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 1, 2015

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Report Blasts Conditions at District of Columbia Jail

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by Courtney Belme and James Ridgeway

August 26, 2015

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