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This week’s pick of news and commentary about solitary confinement: After spending more than 22 years in solitary confinement, Frank De Palma is advocating for an end to the practice. He co-wrote a memoir about his experiences, “Never to Surrender!” and testified before the Nevada Legislature on solitary’s damaging effects on his mental health, self-perception, […]

Seven Days in Solitary

After 22 Years in a Solitary Cell, Nevada Man Fights to End the Torture…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Maeve Brennan

June 19, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Hunger Strike in a Massachusetts Prison Targets Isolation and Abuse…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

October 26, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

John Oliver Covers Solitary Confinement; Texas Lawmakers Seek to Undermine Independent Investigation of Jail Deaths…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week 

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by Mirilla Zhu

April 5, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

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

Seven Days in Solitary

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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