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The United States, alone among industrialized nations, incarcerates thousands of juveniles in adult prisons, after trying and sentencing them as adults. We also lead the world in the practice of solitary confinement. These two facts have come together to create a horrifying reality: hundreds of children languishing in isolation cells. This week, the American Civil Liberties Union and Southern Poverty […]

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New Ban on Solitary Confinement for Child Prisoners in Mississippi

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 29, 2012

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“Occupy” Prison Protests in California Oppose Use of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 21, 2012

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Tuesday Night in NYC: Forum on Solitary Confinement Features UN Special Rapporteur on Torture

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 17, 2011

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New Video: ACLU Launches “Stop Solitary” Campaign

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

September 30, 2011

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Abu Ghraib, California: Report Shows Brutal Abuse of Prisoners in LA County Jails

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 29, 2011

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Congressional Briefing on Solitary Confinement to Take Place This Week

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 4, 2011

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Bill to Limit Solitary Confinement Introduced in Colorado Legislature

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 22, 2011

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ACLU Takes a Strong Stand Against Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 25, 2011

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ACLU Urges UN to Take Action on Solitary Confinement in the United States

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 21, 2011

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ACLU Gets One Angola Prisoner Released from Solitary

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 26, 2010

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John Thompson Takes a Louisiana Injustice from Death Row to the Supreme Court

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 5, 2010

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The Mark of Cain: God and Man at Angola Prison

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by James Ridgeway

January 7, 2010

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