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The following book review, written by Juan Moreno Haines, was originally published in Wall City Magazine. About ten years ago, while working at San Quentin News, I began writing about incarcerated people subjected to solitary confinement in California. My stories covered both Pelican Bay’s Security Housing Unit, the SHU (pronounced “shoe”), and San Quentin State […]

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cruel and unusual punishment

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]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/20/20]

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]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/28/19]