Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Archives

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This week’s pick of news and commentary about solitary confinement: New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued an executive order that suspended parts of a new solitary confinement ban, Local Law 42. The order prevented a variety of checks on confinement, including a four-hour limit on detaining people in “de-escalation confinement” and other limits on […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Bureau of Prisons (BOP)

NYC Mayor Issues “Emergency Order” to Block New Solitary Confinement Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Refusing Forced Labor in Prisons Is Punished with Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

“You Can Never Get That Time Back”: Solitary Confinement Is Devastating for Incarcerated Mothers and Their Children

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Federal Prison Oversight Bill…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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

Use of Solitary in Federal Prisons Increases Under Biden… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/2022]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/18/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/4/20]

D.C. Jail: From Hellhole to Hotspot

“You Can Never Get That Time Back”: Solitary Confinement Is Devastating for Incarcerated Mothers and Their Children

Seven Days in Solitary [10/26/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/12/20]

Voices from Solitary: Flipping the Script

Fourteen Days in Solitary [8/24/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/10/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/3/20]

Voices from Solitary: What Starts in ADX Stays in ADX

As Black Lives Matter Protests Mounted, Federal Prisons Went on Lockdown—and Their Staffs Were Deployed to the Streets

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/20/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [6/8/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/25/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/6/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/2/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/13/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/24/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/10/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/13/19]