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• According to WHYY public radio, neurological researchers Michael Zigmond and Richard Smeyne have recently aimed their studies at understanding the physical impairment of the brain caused by solitary confinement. While the damaging psychological effects of isolation have been widely examined, Smeyne says that physical damage might prove more powerful than psychological damage in legal proceedings. The researchers’ […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/25/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 25, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/4/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 4, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/21/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 21, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/4/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 4, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/18/19]

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March 24, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/25/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 25, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/8/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 8, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/29/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 29, 2019

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 13, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/1/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 1, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 28, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/2/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 2, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/3/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 3, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/9/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 9, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/7/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 7, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 28, 2020

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