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Death Row

The Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty itself does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment.” Yet the treatment of the condemned is nonetheless subject to Eighth Amendment protections, as well as Fourteenth Amendment guarantees of due process. In the past few years, this ironic legal reality has been the subject of a renewed […]

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Torture on Death Row: Court Rules Against Automatic Use of Solitary Confinement for the Condemned

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by Aviva Stahl

March 17, 2014

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The End of Mississippi’s Notorious Supermax Unit

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 12, 2010

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Videos Show Abuse of Mentally Ill in California Prisons

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by Lisa Dawson

October 4, 2013

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Santa Was in Prison and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 23, 2013

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Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/7/13]

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 7, 2013

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The Prisoner’s Catch-22

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

July 10, 2010

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Santa Was in Prison and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 24, 2012

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Mumia Abu-Jamal Challenges Death Row Solitary Confinement and Life Without Parole

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

September 16, 2012

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National and International Events Challenging Use of Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 1, 2012

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“Occupy” Prison Protests in California Oppose Use of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 21, 2012

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Mumia Abu-Jamal Moved Off Death Row–and into Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 13, 2012

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Santa Was in Prison and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 23, 2011

Texas Prepares to Execute Hank Skinner Without Testing DNA

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

November 7, 2011

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“On the Row, You Never See the Stars”: Oregon Prisoner Wants to Die to Escape Death Row

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 21, 2011

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The Torture of Troy Davis

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 21, 2011

Easter As a Story of Criminal Injustice

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 25, 2011

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Supreme Court Rules Against Exonerated Death Row Inmate, for Prosecutors Who Withheld Evidence

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 30, 2011

Death Row Inmates Sue the FDA Over Execution Drugs

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 9, 2011

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Colorado Inmate Says He Was Thrown in Solitary for Refusing to Supply False Testimony

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 8, 2011

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Santa Was in Prison and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 25, 2010

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Ohio Prisoners Go on Hunger Strike for Transfer from Solitary to Death Row

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 5, 2011

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Wilbert Rideau on Solitary Confinement: “The Zenith in Human Cruelty”

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 18, 2010

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Angola Prison May Close Lockdown Unit–But Vows to Keep Inmates in Isolation

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 15, 2010

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Cash-Strapped California to Spend $500 Million for New “Condemned Inmate Complex” (Death Row)

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 20, 2010

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John Thompson Takes a Louisiana Injustice from Death Row to the Supreme Court

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 5, 2010

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Two Clinton Era Laws That Allow Cruel and Unusual Punishment (Redux)

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 22, 2010

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Dead Man Killing Himself

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by Jean Casella

March 9, 2010

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The Mark of Cain: God and Man at Angola Prison

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by James Ridgeway

January 7, 2010

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A Louisiana Inmate’s Death Wish

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by Jean Casella

January 6, 2010

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