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First incarcerated at the age of 19, Jacob Barrett has spent the last three decades behind bars. Spanning five “supermax” units and 18 jails and prisons in five states, his prison time has included 21.5 years in solitary confinement. Upon his release from solitary in May 2017, Barrett became a Certified Recovery Mentor through the […]

Voices from Solitary

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Voices from Solitary: Crawling Out of the Darkness, Part 1

Voices from Solitary: My Darkest Night in Solitary Gave Me the Strength to Fight Back

Seven Days in Solitary [10/27/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/13/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/18/20]

Digging Our Way Out of the Hole: Keeping Prisons Safe Without Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [9/21/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [8/24/20]

“I Hope Our Daughters Will Not Be Punished”

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/6/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/15/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [6/8/20]

Voices from Solitary: Coronavirus Panic in a Quarantined Washington State Prison

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/6/20]

In San Quentin, Getting the Flu Can Land You in Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [2/10/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/9/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/2/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/18/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/4/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/23/19]

Voices from Solitary: On Suicide Watch

Voices from Solitary: Death Would Feel So Much Better

Seven Days in Solitary [1/14/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/18]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/14/18]

Voices from Solitary: A Concrete Death

Seven Days in Solitary [4/8/18]