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Amend at UCSF

New this week from Solitary Watch:  “The High Cost of Solitary” is the eleventh in Solitary Watch’s series of fact sheets that offer information, analysis, and resources on a variety of topics related to solitary confinement. Depending on the facility, solitary units cost between tens and hundreds of millions of dollars per year—approximately three times […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Immigrants “Unnecessarily” Held in Solitary at ICE’s Largest Detention Facility…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

November 12, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Hunger Strike in California Prisons Protests New Restrictions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Surina Venkat

June 25, 2025

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After Decades in Solitary, a Sliver of Light

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by Edward Tie

June 24, 2025

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Why Lockdowns Can’t Protect People in Prison From Deadly Viruses

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by Annalena Wolcke

June 15, 2021

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“Man Down:” Left in the Hole at San Quentin During a Coronavirus Crisis

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by Juan Moreno Haines

July 7, 2020

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