Bureau of Prisons (BOP)

Seven Days in Solitary [8/26/18]

Valerie Kiebala
Clinton Escaped Prisoners Banner 7Days

• The Intercept reported on the use of solitary confinement as retaliation against organizers of the nationwide prison strike against the forced labor and inhumane conditions in prisons across the country that began on August 21. An incarcerated man in Ohio, Imam Hasan, reported being placed in solitary confinement last month for his role in organizing […]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/22/18]

Valerie Kiebala
Lemon Creek Correctional Facility

• A press release from the office of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin announced the re-introduction of a bill called the Solitary Confinement Reform Act, which would mandate a reduction in the Bureau of Prison’s (BOP) use of solitary confinement, improve mental health services in BOP facilities, provide resources to facilities to aid in enforcing these changes, and […]