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The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • The new ACLU report A Living Death describes the more than 3,000 Americans serving life without parole for nonviolent crimes. The report was the subject of a New York […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/24/13]

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by Jean Casella

November 24, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/10/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

November 10, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/3/13]

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by Jean Casella

November 5, 2013

News & Features

One Month After Historic Hunger Strike, California Lawmakers Hold Hearings on Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

October 22, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/13/13]

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by Jean Casella

October 13, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/6/13]

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by Jean Casella

October 6, 2013

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Videos Show Abuse of Mentally Ill in California Prisons

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by Lisa Dawson

October 4, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/29/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

September 29, 2013

News & Features

California Prison Hunger Strike Ends After 60 Days

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 5, 2013

News & Features

Day 59 of California Prison Hunger Strike: “Their Spirits Are High, Their Bodies Are Weak”

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 4, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

A Month in Solitary [8/31/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

September 4, 2013

News & Features

UN: Solitary Confinement in the U.S. Can Be Torture, Force-Feeding Unacceptable

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by Lisa Dawson

August 28, 2013

News & Features

California Prison Hunger Strikers to Be Force-Fed

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 19, 2013

News & Features

Day 41 of California Hunger Strike: CDCR Still Insists It’s A Gang Power Play

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 18, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: The Torture Chamber

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by Voices from Solitary

August 16, 2013

News & Features

Day 39 of California Prison Hunger Strike: Governor Jerry Brown Remains Silent

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 15, 2013

News & Features

Day 36 of California Hunger Strike: Hundreds Still Protesting Isolation Policies

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 12, 2013

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Calipatria Hunger Striker: “Putting Everything On The Line For Dignity”

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 9, 2013

News & Features

30 Days of Hunger Striking, California Prisons Chief Insists It’s “Gang Power Play”

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 6, 2013

News & Features

Hundreds Still on Hunger Strike in California Prisons As Situation Becomes Increasingly Dire

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 1, 2013

News & Features

Suicide of California Hunger Strike Participant Draws National Attention to a Broken System

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 30, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/28/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

July 28, 2013

News & Features

California Prison Hunger Strike: “It’s an Absolute Madhouse”

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 22, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/21/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

July 21, 2013

News & Features

California Prison Officials Retaliating Against Hunger Strikers

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 19, 2013

News & Features

Thousands of California Prisoners, One Hunger Strike, One Week

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 15, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: This Place Is Nothing More Than a Torture Chamber

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by Voices from Solitary

July 12, 2013

News & Features

Faces and Voices of the California Prison Hunger Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 10, 2013

News & Features

As 30,000 Join California Prison Hunger Strike, Corrections Officials Issue Guidelines on Starvation

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 9, 2013

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