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On January 4, 2013, Tamms Supermax in southern Illinois officially closed its doors. The prison, where some men had been in solitary confinement for more than a decade, had become notorious for its brutal treatment of prisoners with mental illness–and for driving sane prisoners to madness and suicide. The closure of Tamms, under order of […]

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Solidarity and Solitary: When Unions Clash With Prison Reform

At Hearing on Solitary Confinement in California Prisons, Advocates Challenge “Reforms”

Journalists Barred from Prison Isolation Units

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

Women in California Prison Isolation Units Face Overcrowding and Despair

Women in Solitary Confinement: “The Isolation Degenerates Us Into Madness”

“A Girl Hung Herself Yesterday”: Deaths in Custody at California Institution for Women

New Solitary Confinement Policies in California Bring Small Changes and Raise Big Questions

In California Prisons, Hundreds Removed from Solitary Confinement—and Thousands Remain

“We Are Not the Worst of the Worst”: One Year Later, What’s Changed for Pelican Bay’s Hunger Strikers?

Legal Settlement Is Having a “Transformative Effect” on Solitary Confinement in California Prisons

“As Long As Solitary Exists, They Will Find a Way to Use It”: Five Years After California’s Prison Hunger Strike

Lawsuits Challenge the Cruelty of Decades in Solitary Confinement on Death Row

Three Unforgettable Stories from Inside Solitary Confinement

How Many People Are in Solitary Confinement Today?

“Man Down:” Left in the Hole at San Quentin During a Coronavirus Crisis

At San Quentin, the Response to COVID-19 Brings More Isolation and Suffering to People with Mental Illness

Why Lockdowns Can’t Protect People in Prison From Deadly Viruses

Voices From Solitary: A Day in My Box

Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/20]

Struggling to Survive at San Quentin: “We Are Dying in Here”

“Suicide Checks” Lead to Extreme Sleep Deprivation at Pelican Bay Prison

A Hunger for Justice in Pelican Bay

Pelican Bay Prisoners File Lawsuit Against Long-Term Isolation

California Expects to Save $28 Million By Reducing Solitary Confinement

California Announces Reform of Controversial Policies That Led to Prison Hunger Strike

California Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Petition the UN to Intervene

Pelican Bay SHU Prisoners Respond to California’s Proposed Prisons Reforms

Families of California Prisoners Respond to Controversial Reforms of Solitary Confinement