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American Friends Service Committee

In 2001, the Prison Watch Project of the American Friends Service Committee published Torture in U.S. Prisons: Evidence of U.S. Human Rights Violations, a unique collection of first-hand testimonies from prisoners. (A pdf copyof is available here.)  Now, Prison Project coordinator Bonnie Kerness has put out a call for submissions for a new edition. AFSC, through its STOPMAX […]

Voices from Solitary

AFSC Seeks Stories of Isolation and Torture in U.S. Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 4, 2010

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Survivors Speak

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by Voices from Solitary

October 21, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/29/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 29, 2019

News & Features

AFSC Releases “Survivors Manual” By and For Prisoners in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 31, 2012

News & Features

Bonnie Kerness: Pioneer in the Struggle Against Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

November 8, 2012

News & Features

Devices of Torture in U.S. Prisons

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

March 22, 2010

News & Features

Prayers for People in Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

June 29, 2014

News & Features

The Use of Isolation in U.S. Prisons: A Human Rights Issue

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

August 8, 2013

News & Features

“A Form of Torture”: Testimony of Laura Magnani on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 8, 2011

News & Features

New from Solitary Watch: Original Videos on Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

August 16, 2011

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