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compassionate release

Lifelong Black Panther Party member Shaykh Ali was first incarcerated in 1967. He re-entered Delaware’s prison system in 1977. While incarcerated, Ali spent the majority of his sentence in solitary confinement. After having served 46 years of a 67-year sentence, Ali was released on April 19, 2023, under Delaware’s compassionate release statute due to various […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: They’ll Never Count Me Among the Broken

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by Voices from Solitary

March 12, 2026

News & Features

The Other Death Sentence: Aging and Dying in Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 26, 2012

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For Jamie Scott, an $11 Robbery in Mississippi May Carry a Death Sentence

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 5, 2010

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