children in solitary Archives

children in solitary

This week’s pick of news and commentary about solitary confinement: A recent report from the Council for Court Excellence (CCE) paints a grim picture of the ongoing use of solitary confinement by the Washington, D.C., Department of Corrections. The majority of people at the D.C. jail are being held in pre-trial detention, meaning they’ve yet […]

Seven Days in Solitary

children in solitary

D.C. Department of Corrections Withholds Information on Use of Solitary in Jails…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Historic Lawsuit Challenges the Use of Indefinite Solitary Confinement in Pennsylvania Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Federal Prisons Under Fire From Watchdogs Over Solitary, Suicides…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

NY City Council Overrides Mayor’s Veto of Bill Banning Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Kids in Albuquerque Jail “Locked Down in Our Cells All Day Like a Animal in a Zoo”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

The Conservative Case Against Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Victims of Sexual Assaults by Prison Staff Are Thrown in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

House Democrats Introduce Legislation Banning Solitary in Federal Facilities… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Seven Days in Solitary [3/2/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/3/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/22/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/23/2017]

Seven Days in Solitary [01/01/2017]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/25/2016]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/2/2016]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/25/2016]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/10/2016]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/8/2016]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/24/2016]

Seven Days in Solitary [01/10/2016]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/5/2015]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/12/2015]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/14]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/1/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/24/13]

Scarred by Solitary: Experiencing Prison Isolation As a Kid

The Lost Boys of Westchester County’s SHU