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• Courthouse News reported that two lawsuits have been filed in the past few weeks against Alameda County in California over conditions at Santa Rita Jail and Glen Dyer Detention Facility. Three women held in the custody of Santa Rita Jail claim that they are being subjected to severe sleep deprivation, which they say has […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/7/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 7, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/31/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 31, 2018

News & Features

What Will It Take to End Solitary Confinement?

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 7, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 28, 2018

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Advocates Join Forces to End Long-Term Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons in the Next 10 Years

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 19, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/14/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 14, 2018

News & Features

Prisons Use Solitary Confinement to Silence Strikers Nationwide—But Their Voices Have Been Heard

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by Valerie Kiebala and Jean Casella

October 1, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/30/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 30, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/23/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 23, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/16/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 16, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/9/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 9, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/19/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 19, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/20/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 20, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/13/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 13, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/18/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 18, 2018

Photo Requests from Solitary

“Photo Requests from Solitary” Comes to New York

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by Victoria Law

September 19, 2017

News & Features

Innocent After Years in Solitary on Rikers, Woman Tried on New Charges for Alleged Misbehavior in Jail

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by Carol Schaeffer

March 23, 2016

News & Features

Activists Turn to Lawsuits and Legislation to Fight Solitary Confinement in New Jersey

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by Keri Blakinger

March 4, 2016

News & Features

“Together to End Solitary” Unites Activists Nationwide

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

October 23, 2015

SW Reports

New Feature: Milestones in Solitary Reform

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by Jean Casella

October 17, 2015

News & Features

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

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by Garrett Zehr

October 3, 2015

News & Features

California Prison Hunger Strikes Sparked Solitary Reforms, Internal Documents Show

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 2, 2015

News & Features

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

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 1, 2015

News & Features

Can International Laws and Standards Help Curb Solitary Confinement in the United States?

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by Aylin Manduric

August 6, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Injury x Insult

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by Voices from Solitary

July 21, 2015

News & Features

UN’s “Mandela Rules” to Set New International Limits on Solitary Confinement

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by Aylin Manduric

July 17, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Fly in the Ointment

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by Voices from Solitary

July 13, 2015

News & Features

After Hunger Strikes, Solitary Reforms Come to California’s Prisons—and Leave Thousands Behind

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 1, 2015

News & Features

Kalief Browder’s Life and Death Galvanize Action to End Solitary Confinement

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by Hallie Grossman

June 29, 2015

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