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• “Silenced: Voices From Solitary in Michigan” is a new, interactive, searchable, and growing digital archive of over 100 letters from solitary in Michigan. Conceived by the group Zealous, it was produced with local partners in the state, as well as a range artists, designers, and coders, to raise awareness about the torture of solitary confinement […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/17/21]

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by Lizzie Kane

May 19, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Six Weeks in Solitary [4/5/21]

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by Lizzie Kane

April 6, 2021

News & Features

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

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by Juan Moreno Haines

February 11, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/1/21]

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by Lizzie Kane

February 1, 2021

Ridgeway Reporting Project

Immigrant Detainees Went on Hunger Strike Against Intolerable Conditions and COVID Exposure. ICE Punished Them with Solitary Confinement.

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

January 28, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/18/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 18, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/4/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 4, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [12/21/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 21, 2020

Voices from Solitary

The View from Badger Yard: Surviving in San Quentin with COVID-19

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by Juan Moreno Haines

November 25, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/12/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 12, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/5/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 5, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 8, 2020

Ridgeway Reporting Project

Inside the Hole: Enduring Solitary Confinement in California

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

September 2, 2020

News & Features

Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 1, 2020

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Fighting the Coronavirus in Prison with Transfers, Isolation, Threats, and Game Boys

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by Voices from Solitary

August 25, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [8/24/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 25, 2020

News & Features

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

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by Juan Moreno Haines

August 14, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/10/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 12, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/3/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 3, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 27, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/20/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 21, 2020

News & Features

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

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by Juan Moreno Haines

July 7, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/6/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 6, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/22/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 23, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/25/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 26, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/18/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 19, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 11, 2020

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Message from a Solitary Confinement Survivor for People Under Self-Quarantine

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by Voices from Solitary

April 29, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/27/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 29, 2020

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