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This week’s pick of news and commentary about solitary confinement: A man in Florida’s Bay County Jail was placed in solitary confinement on the highest level of suicide prevention, but received no additional medical treatment or counseling after attempting suicide. Eleven days after his arrest, Daniel Bennett removed both of his eyeballs with his own […]

Seven Days in Solitary

8th Amendment

Man Who Tore Out His Eyes in an Isolation Cell Seeks Justice from Federal Appeals Court…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

New Book Makes a Powerful Case for Ending Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [4/27/22]

Seven Days In Solitary [4/20/22]

The Truth Behind Dennis Hope’s Decades of Torture in Solitary Confinement

How Not to Fight a Prison Pandemic [Update]

D.C. Jail: From Hellhole to Hotspot

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/7/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/30/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/9/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/14/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/13/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/2/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/24/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/3/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/9/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/4/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/2/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/26/19]

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

Seven Days in Solitary [7/8/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/1/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/17/19]

How Solitary Confinement Can Lead to a Life Sentence in Prison