Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Archives

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New from Solitary Watch: In April’s installation of “The Word from Solitary Watch,” contributing writer Sarah Shourd writes about the extreme oppression of solitary confinement, and the incredible resilience of the human spirit in the face of it. Shourd highlights the organizing that has taken place inside prisons over the decades, from the Attica uprising […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Bureau of Prisons (BOP)

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]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/18/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/11/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/18/19]