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Last week, we reported on a group of at least six men incarcerated at Virginia’s notorious Red Onion supermax prison who have burned themselves with makeshift electrical devices in a protest against the isolation in which they had been held for months or even years. Earlier, we reported that two men had lit themselves on […]

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You Can Help End Torture in U.S. Prisons

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by Jean Casella and Juan Moreno Haines

December 13, 2024

News & Features

The Word: What Will It Take to End Torture in U.S. Prisons?

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by Jean Casella

December 14, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/2022]

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by Caitlin Konya

November 2, 2022

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The Word: Dismantle Prisons or Improve Conditions? As Someone Inside, I Know We Must Do Both

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by Juan Moreno Haines

October 31, 2022

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COVID-Fueled Solitary Confinement Still Plagues Prisons and Jails

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by Katie Rose Quandt and Allison Altshule

March 22, 2022

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How Not to Fight a Prison Pandemic [Update]

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by Juan Moreno Haines and Katie Rose Quandt

December 8, 2021

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How Not to Fight a Prison Pandemic

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by Juan Moreno Haines and Katie Rose Quandt

June 30, 2021

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Local Jails Were Death Traps Even Before COVID-19. The Pandemic Demands Sweeping—and Permanent—Change.

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by Jean Casella and Katie Rose Quandt

April 13, 2020

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