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cruel and unusual punishment

• The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a class action lawsuit recently, alleging that Florida’s use of solitary confinement constitutes a violation of the 8th Amendment, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act. About 10,000 people—or 10 percent—of those held in Florida prisons currently live in solitary, which is double the national average. Admire […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/8/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 8, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/2/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 2, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/9/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 9, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/14/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 14, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/19]

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October 21, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 28, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/4/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 5, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/9/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 9, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/20/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 20, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/24/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 24, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/2/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 2, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/27/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 29, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 27, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/3/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 3, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/14/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 17, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 2, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/9/20]

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November 9, 2020

News & Features

Louisiana Sues Its Own Death Row Prisoners

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 12, 2010

News & Features

How Solitary Confinement Can Lead to a Life Sentence in Prison

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by Abram Wolfe

June 11, 2019

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D.C. Jail: From Hellhole to Hotspot

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by Valerie Kiebala, James Ridgeway, and Lawrence Ukenye

December 30, 2020

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Solitary Confinement Gets Another Sharp Rebuke from a Supreme Court Justice

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by Joshua Manson and Jean Casella

March 20, 2017

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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

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On Bradley Manning, Solitary Confinement, and Selective Outrage

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 2, 2011

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Southern Injustice: 37 Years in Solitary

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by James Ridgeway

January 5, 2010

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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

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Records Show Excessive Use of Force at Colorado Supermax

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by Lisa Dawson

June 15, 2013

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

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by Lisa Dawson

May 18, 2013

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Cruel and Usual: U.S. Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 19, 2011

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Federal Lawsuit Challenges 27 Years of Supermax Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 26, 2010

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