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Russell Kerr is currently incarcerated in the Texas state prison system. Out of his 37 years of incarceration, Kerr spent 23 years in “super seg.” Super segregation units are high-security housing areas where incarcerated men spend up to 23 hours per day in solitary confinement. Despite having spent almost four decades in what he describes […]

Voices from Solitary

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Voices from Solitary: Dread of Day, Terror by Night

When Isolation Became the Supreme Punishment

D.C. Jail: From Hellhole to Hotspot

Seven Days in Solitary [11/9/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/14/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/3/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/20]

Report: 500% Increase in Use of Solitary Confinement During COVID-19 Puts Hundreds of Thousands of People at Risk

Seven Days in Solitary [4/27/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/13/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/2/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/24/20]

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/9/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/4/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/14/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/9/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/2/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/8/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/17/19]

How Solitary Confinement Can Lead to a Life Sentence in Prison

Seven Days in Solitary [5/20/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/13/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/6/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/29/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/25/19]