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death in solitary

New this week from Solitary Watch: In this month’s installment of The Word from Solitary Watch, Lifelines to Solitary Project Manager Marlies Talay describes the significance of letter writing for people held in solitary. Talay explains how solitary confinement strips away incarcerated people’s sense of and control over time—and with it their sense of self. […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Transgender Immigrants Face Isolation and Abuse in ICE Detention…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Rachael Dziaba

August 26, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Rampant Sexual Abuse in Federal Prisons Leads to Solitary as Retaliation…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

May 13, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Judge Condemns “Unprompted” Solitary for Suspect in Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Lizzie Twardock

May 6, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Detainees Reportedly Held in Conditions of Torture at “Alligator Alcatraz”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Lizzie Twardock

April 8, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Punished for Disabilities: Minnesota Schoolchildren Held in Isolation…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sheila Hodges

March 4, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Colorado Judge: Forced Prison Labor is “Involuntary Servitude”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Lizzie Twardock

February 25, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Pregnant Women in ICE Custody Being Shackled, Put in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sheila Hodges

February 18, 2026

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