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Death Row

Update, July 2018: Recently Dennis Hope, whose story is featured in this article, shared with us the complaint from a lawsuit he has filed pro se in federal district court in Texas. Hope challenges the constitutionality of his nearly 25 years in extreme solitary confinement, and particularly the lack of justification or any meaningful review process […]

News & Features

Decades After Prison Escapes, Men Face Life in Solitary Confinement With No Way Out

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by Madeline Batt

September 28, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [08/27/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 27, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/23/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 23, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/04/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 5, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/14/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 14, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/30/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 30, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/16/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 16, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [04/02/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 2, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [03/26/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

March 26, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/12/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

March 12, 2017

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Federal Court Acknowledges Growing Legal and “Scientific Consensus” on Harms Caused by Solitary Confinement

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by Joshua Manson

March 10, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/12/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 12, 2017

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Sad Flutes

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by Voices from Solitary

October 21, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/17/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 17, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/10/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 10, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/12/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 12, 2016

News & Features

In California Death Row’s “Adjustment Center,” Condemned Men Wait in Solitary Confinement

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by Alyssa Stryker

April 13, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/30/2015]

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by Garrett Zehr

August 30, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/5/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 5, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/21/15]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 21, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/14/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 14, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/7/15]

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by Hallie Grossman

June 7, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/3/15]

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

May 3, 2015

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American Outcasts: U.S. Prisons and Modern Day Banishment

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by James Ridgeway

April 24, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/15/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

March 15, 2015

News & Features

Santa Was in Prison and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 24, 2014

News & Features

Fates Worse Than Death?

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 3, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/23/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

November 23, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/09/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

November 9, 2014

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