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• According to the Alabama Political Reporter, Federal District Judge Myron Thompson last week ordered the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) to either remove individuals with serious mental illness from solitary confinement or provide a reason for their placement in solitary. Thompson ruled last summer that mental health care in the Alabama prison system was […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/18/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 18, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/11/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 11, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/4/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 4, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/28/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 28, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/7/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 7, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/31/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 31, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/24/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 24, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/26/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 26, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/29/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 29, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/22/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 22, 2017

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

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by Aleks Gilbert

October 10, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/18/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 18, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/12/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

March 12, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/2/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

October 2, 2016

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/21/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 21, 2016

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/14/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 14, 2016

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/29/16]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 29, 2016

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/24/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 24, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/14/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 14, 2016

News & Features

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

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 8, 2016

News & Features

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

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 21, 2016

News & Features

California Expects to Save $28 Million By Reducing Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 8, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [01/03/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 3, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/06/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

December 6, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/13/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

September 15, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/06/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

September 6, 2015

News & Features

California Prison Hunger Strikes Sparked Solitary Reforms, Internal Documents Show

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 2, 2015

News & Features

In Landmark Settlement, Solitary Confinement to Be Dramatically Reduced in California Prisons

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 1, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/30/2015]

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by Garrett Zehr

August 30, 2015

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