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Guest Post by Amy Fettig The following commentary was written by Amy Fettig, the Deputy Director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Prison Project and director of its Stop Solitary campaign. Originally published on the ACLU website, it describes the record numbers of bills to place limits on the use of solitary confinement that […]

News & Features

A Watershed Year in the Movement to Stop Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

January 2, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/30/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 30, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/16/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 16, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 28, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 21, 2019

SW Reports

Louisiana on Lockdown: The History of Solitary Confinement in Louisiana

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by Katie Rose Quandt

September 12, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/9/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 9, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/5/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 5, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/22/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 22, 2019

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: I Spent 16 Months in Solitary Confinement, and Now I’m Fighting to End It

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by Voices from Solitary

July 18, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/13/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 15, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/1/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 1, 2019

News & Features

UPDATE: New York’s Elected Leaders Make Deal That Thwarts Passage of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act

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by Joshua Manson and Jean Casella

June 20, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/17/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 17, 2019

Photo Requests from Solitary

What They Wanted to See: Images for People in Solitary Confinement

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 13, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/27/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 27, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/6/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 6, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/29/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 29, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/1/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 1, 2019

Photo Requests from Solitary

“Photo Requests from Solitary” Comes to the Brooklyn Public Library

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by Jean Casella

March 27, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/25/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 25, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/18/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 24, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/11/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 12, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/4/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 4, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/18/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 18, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/11/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 11, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/4/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 4, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/28/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 28, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/21/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 21, 2019

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