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This week’s pick of news and commentary about solitary confinement: In a recent op-ed, Solitary Watch Director Jean Casella and  Duke’s Dr. David Cloud argue that solitary confinement does not make prisons safer. Contrary to the claims of some politicians, research shows that solitary confinement causes lasting harm to those who endure it, the communities […]

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Growing Body of Evidence Shows Solitary Does Not Make Prisons Safer…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sheila Hodges

March 11, 2026

News & Features

New Book Makes a Powerful Case for Ending Solitary Confinement

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by Juan Moreno Haines

January 23, 2026

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Horrific Abuse in New York’s Prisons Predates Law Limiting Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

December 3, 2025

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NY Prisons Seek to Weaken Law Limiting Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

November 19, 2025

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Federal Court Orders Arizona to End Its “Unconstitutional” Use of Solitary… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

April 12, 2023

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Report Documents Flagrant Violations of New York Solitary Reform Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

March 29, 2023

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Kids Locked Up Alone in Filthy Cells at Baltimore County Jail…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

March 22, 2023

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Men on Texas Death Row Sue to End Decades of “Cruel” Isolation…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

February 2, 2023

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“Unrelenting” Solitary on Federal Death Row Alleged to Violate Constitution…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

January 25, 2023

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Federal Judge Orders Arizona to Fix Deadly Prison Conditions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

January 18, 2023

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/6/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

July 6, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/24/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

November 24, 2021

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/10/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

November 10, 2021

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/23/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 23, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/28/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 29, 2020

News & Features

Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 1, 2020

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Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/6/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 6, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/10/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 10, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/30/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 30, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/9/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 9, 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 [10/7/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 7, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/2/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 2, 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 [5/27/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 27, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/6/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 6, 2019

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Six by Ten

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by Voices from Solitary

February 12, 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 [12/9/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 9, 2018

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