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Now available in our Resources section is a unique collection of U.S. court cases relevant to solitary confinement. This collection was compiled and annotated by Solitary Watch Research Associates Daniel H. Goldman and Ryan Brimmer. They are students at the Virginia Capital Case Clearinghouse, Washington & Lee University School of Law, which is our lead […]

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New Resources on Solitary Confinement

On Bradley Manning, Solitary Confinement, and Selective Outrage

John Thompson Takes a Louisiana Injustice from Death Row to the Supreme Court

No Legal Defense for the Poor

Judge Rules Procedures at Tamms Supermax Violate Constitution

The Puppy Protection Act and the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

“Torture Memo” Author Says He Authorized Waterboarding, But Not “Extended Solitary Confinement”

Clarence Thomas “Outraged” by Treatment of His Nephew, But Condones the Same for Thousands of Others

The Prisoner’s Catch-22

U.S. Supermax Prisons Are Challenged in the European Court of Human Rights–and Lose the First Round

Two Clinton Era Laws That Allow Cruel and Unusual Punishment (Redux)

What the War on Terror Owes to the War on Crime (Redux)

Prisoner Sent to Solitary Based on Reading Materials

Film Documents the Angola 3’s 100+ Years of Solitude

“Extradition to a Future of Total Isolation” Opposed by British Human Rights Lawyer

The End of Mississippi’s Notorious Supermax Unit

Supreme Court Decision Limits Juvenile Life Without Parole (Within Limits)

N.J. Prison Abused Inmates During Month-Long Lockdown

Obama’s Plan Is the “Wrong Way to Close Guantanamo,” Groups Warn

Storming “Little Gitmo”: Lawsuit Challenges Restricted Units in Federal Prisons

Federal Lawsuit Challenges 27 Years of Supermax Confinement

If You Build It, They Will Come: Obama Commits to Gitmo North

Ask Shamu: The U.S. Tortures Both Human and Animal Prisoners

Cruel Punishment Is Not Unusual for Clarence Thomas

House Republicans Explain Why They Oppose Ban on Child Abuse in Schools

Two Clinton-Era Laws That Permit Cruel and Unusual Punishment

What the War on Terror Owes to the War on Crime

America’s “Most Isolated Man” Sues the Bureau of Prisons