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Colorado Department of Corrections

For 13 of his 22 years in prison, Cero Smith spent 23 hours a day alone in a small concrete cell. Three times a day, a corrections officer would pass his meals through a slot in the solid steel cell door. A CO would also take him to exercise alone for one hour in a […]

News & Features

Opening the Door

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by Jean Casella

April 29, 2016

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Colorado Department of Corrections in Need of Correction

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 30, 2011

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/12/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

May 12, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/23/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 23, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/2/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

March 2, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/13/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

December 13, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/10/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 10, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/9/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 9, 2018

News & Features

Records Show Excessive Use of Force at Colorado Supermax

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by Lisa Dawson

June 15, 2013

News & Features

New Study: Solitary Confinement Overused in Colorado

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 18, 2011

News & Features

Colorado Lawmakers Present Weakened Version of Solitary Confinement Bill

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 28, 2011

News & Features

Colorado Inmate Says He Was Thrown in Solitary for Refusing to Supply False Testimony

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 8, 2011

News & Features

ACLU and Experts Slam Findings of Colorado DOC Report On Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

December 4, 2010

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