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The following article is the latest piece supported by Solitary Watch’s Ridgeway Reporting Project, written by incarcerated journalist, playwright, poet, gardener, and actress Elizabeth Hawes. In this piece, Hawes vividly illustrates the invasive and traumatizing practice of constant strip searches and drug testing at the Minnesota state women’s prison at Shakopee. Below is an excerpt […]

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Stripped Rights

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

Seven Days in Solitary [8/5/18]

Voices from Solitary: Women Held in Isolation in New York Speak Out

Voices from Solitary: Sent to Solitary Confinement for Being Disabled

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

At Virginia’s Supermax Prisons, Isolation and Abuse Persist Despite Reforms

Settlement in 11-Year Lawsuit Promises Relief from Abuse for Mentally Ill in South Carolina’s Prisons

Solitary Confinement Out of Control in Florida Prisons

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

Voices from Solitary: On Hunger Strike Against Brutal Treatment in Florida Prisons

New York City Officials and Advocates Push for Change to the “Culture of Brutality” on Rikers Island

Videos Show Brutal Treatment of Prisoners with Mental Illness

Ninety Years Old, Deaf, and in the Hole in a Florida Prison

Mentally Ill in South Carolina’s Prisons Suffer Decades of Abuse and Neglect

In States That “Reduce” Their Use of Solitary Confinement, Suffering Continues for Those Left Behind

Reports Condemn Solitary Confinement in New York City’s Jails, As Officials Weigh Its Future

Federal Lawsuit Challenges Brutality in Solitary Confinement Unit at North Carolina Prison