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• KOB4 reported that Keith Kosirog and Adonus Encinias, two men held in solitary confinement at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Los Lunas, committed suicide last Sunday. Albuquerque attorney Matt Coyte, who has represented individuals held in solitary, noted that evidence showed Kosirog had a psychiatric disability. Coyte expressed disappointment that Gov. Susana Martinez had vetoed […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/9/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 9, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/11/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 11, 2018

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Double Jeopardy

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by Voices from Solitary

September 9, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/2/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 2, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/22/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 22, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/24/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 24, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/20/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 20, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/29/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 29, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/22/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 22, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/15/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 15, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/25/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 25, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/11/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 11, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/24/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 24, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/19/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 19, 2017

News & Features

Solitary Confinement Gets Another Sharp Rebuke from a Supreme Court Justice

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by Joshua Manson and Jean Casella

March 20, 2017

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Everyone Needs a Friend

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by Voices from Solitary

August 21, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/16/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

June 15, 2013

News & Features

Records Show Excessive Use of Force at Colorado Supermax

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by Lisa Dawson

June 15, 2013

News & Features

Federal Lawsuit Challenges Brutality in Solitary Confinement Unit at North Carolina Prison

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by Lisa Dawson

May 18, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/12/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

May 12, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4.12.13]

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by Lisa Dawson

April 12, 2013

News & Features

Indiana’s Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Violates Constitution

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 15, 2013

News & Features

Freed from an Iranian Prison, Sarah Shourd Speaks Out for U.S. Prisoners in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 6, 2011

News & Features

Cruel and Usual: U.S. Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 19, 2011

News & Features

On Bradley Manning, Solitary Confinement, and Selective Outrage

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 2, 2011

News & Features

Federal Lawsuit Challenges 27 Years of Supermax Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 26, 2010

News & Features

Solitary Confinement Cells Have Become America’s New Asylums

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 20, 2010

News & Features

Louisiana Sues Its Own Death Row Prisoners

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 12, 2010

News & Features

Southern Injustice: 37 Years in Solitary

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by James Ridgeway

January 5, 2010

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