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The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola holds more than 6,000 men, three-quarters of whom are Black, in an area larger than Manhattan. Angola, which takes its name from the slave plantation that once occupied the site, is a place synonymous with draconian sentences and nightmarish conditions. But even here, a special level of dread has […]

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Can Architects Help End Solitary Confinement?

Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/20]

A Watershed Year in the Movement to Stop Solitary Confinement

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

What Will It Take to End Solitary Confinement?

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

Unlock the Box: The Fight Against Solitary Confinement in New York

“Together to End Solitary” Unites Activists Nationwide

The Art of Activism: Closing Tamms Supermax

California Prison Hunger Strike: “It’s an Absolute Madhouse”

Calipatria Hunger Striker: “Putting Everything On The Line For Dignity”

Day 59 of California Prison Hunger Strike: “Their Spirits Are High, Their Bodies Are Weak”

Day 41 of California Hunger Strike: CDCR Still Insists It’s A Gang Power Play

“This Draconian System of Punishment and Abuse”: An Interview with Ray Luc Levasseur

Mandela in Solitary

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

Federal Judge Orders Angola 3’s Albert Woodfox Released After 43 Years in Solitary

Will Lawsuits and Exposés Lead to Reform of Florida’s Brutal Prisons?

Seven Months After Historic Prison Hunger Strike, Opponents of Solitary in California Gauge the Pace of Change

With Loved Ones in Prison, Women Lead the Fight Against Solitary Confinement in New York

Supreme Court Justice Kennedy Invites Constitutional Challenge of Solitary Confinement

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

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

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

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

Controversy Erupts at Public Meeting on New Rikers Island Isolation Units

New York Lawmakers Introduce Bill to End Long-Term Solitary Confinement

Lawsuit Secures New Limits on Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons

Federal Bureau of Prisons Details Plans for Limited “Audit” of Solitary Confinement Practices