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death in custody

New this week from Solitary Watch: The Alabama Solution, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2025, has been nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary. The film, which highlights the “horrifying realities of life inside Alabama’s prisons,” was made possible by incarcerated activists who documented the terrible conditions from inside prison using […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Death of ICE Detainee Restrained by Guards Is Ruled a Homicide…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Lizzie Twardock

January 28, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Texas Places Woman in Solitary for Prison Cat Fundraiser…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sheila Hodges

January 21, 2026

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Polluted Waters

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by Voices from Solitary

December 6, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

American Psychological Association Resolution Calls for Ban on Youth Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

March 13, 2024

News & Features

Transgender Women of Color Face Crushing Rates of Incarceration, Solitary Confinement, and Abuse

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by Joshua Manson

July 22, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/17/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 17, 2018

The Colorado Files: Death in a Denver Jail

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 18, 2010

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