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CURE–Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants–is an international organization that was founded in Texas in 1972, and became a national organization in 1985. Now nearly 40 years old, CURE has remained loyal to its original ideals, even as the politics of punishment brought about a shift in ideology and resources away from rehabilitation and toward retribution. […]

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New Video: Charlie and Pauline Sullivan of C.U.R.E.

Voices from Solitary: Ray Luc Levasseur on Life in ADX

Voices from Solitary: Supermaxed Out in Colorado

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

Voices from Solitary: Katfish on Life in “The Bucket”

Voices From Solitary: Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Was “the Only Way to Get the Word Out” About Prison Abuses

Voices from Solitary: American Supermax

Seven Days in Solitary [9/8/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/13/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/26/14]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/29/18]

City to Sharply Increase Solitary Confinement on Rikers Island

Leaving Cañon City

Fortresses of Solitude (Part 1)

Under Fire, Federal Bureau of Prisons Audits Use of Solitary Confinement—and Buys a New Supermax Prison

DC’s Youth Face Solitary Confinement in District Jails and Federal Prisons

Solidarity and Solitary: When Unions Clash With Prison Reform

Audit of Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons: An Inside Job Reaches Foregone Conclusions

City’s New Corrections Chief, Known for Solitary Confinement Reforms, Faces Steep Challenges on Rikers

Toxic Traps: Environmental Hazards Threaten Two Federal Supermax Prisons

Testimony from Hearing on Closure of Tamms Supermax Prison

Report from Senate Hearing on Solitary Confinement

“New York’s Black Sites”: New Article About Solitary Confinement in State Prisons

Tamms Supermax Prison Closure Temporarily Halted

Unlock the Box: The Fight Against Solitary Confinement in New York

Bonnie Kerness: Pioneer in the Struggle Against Solitary Confinement

Tamms Supermax: Report Reveals More Guards Than Prisoners, Soaring Costs

Tracking the Rise of Solitary Confinement in America–and of the Struggle Against It

New Video: Dr. Terry Kupers on Solitary Confinement and Mental Health