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Alternatives to solitary

Today, Solitary Watch is publishing the fourth in a new series of fact sheets offering facts, analysis, and resources on a variety of topics related to solitary confinement in U.S. prisons, jails, and immigrant and juvenile facilities. This fact sheet, written by by Sara Rain Tree, addresses misconceptions about solitary confinement and prison violence, and […]

Projects SW Fact Sheets

New Fact Sheet Explodes the Myth That Solitary Confinement Reduces Violence in Prisons

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by Jean Casella

February 28, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/23/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 23, 2018

Ridgeway Reporting Project

14 Journalists Awarded Grants from the Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

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by Jean Casella

April 9, 2019

News & Features

How Britain Does Supermax

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by Aviva Stahl

October 21, 2015

News & Features

Opening the Door

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by Jean Casella

April 29, 2016

News & Features

“This Is a Public Safety Approach”: Solitary Confinement Reform Begins in Idaho

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by Aviva Stahl

May 31, 2016

News & Features

Prisons’ Use of Solitary Confinement Explodes with the COVID-19 Pandemic, While Advocates Push for Alternatives

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by Jean Casella and Katie Rose Quandt

April 10, 2020

News & Features

Chicago Jail’s Quest to End Solitary Confinement Is a Work in Progress

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 6, 2020

Ridgeway Reporting Project

Digging Our Way Out of the Hole: Keeping Prisons Safe Without Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

October 14, 2020

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Women Held in Isolation in New York Speak Out

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by Voices from Solitary

July 30, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/19/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 19, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/28/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 28, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/25/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 25, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/8/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 8, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/29/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 29, 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 [6/17/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 17, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/24/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 24, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/5/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 5, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/7/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 7, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/14/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 14, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 21, 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 [12/9/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 9, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/16/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 16, 2018

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 [1/21/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 21, 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 [2/25/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 25, 2019

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