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New this week from Solitary Watch: This month’s edition of “The Word from Solitary Watch,” a series of dispatches from Solitary Watch staff and contributors, is a collaboration between Kwaneta Harris, a senior writer and editor with Solitary Watch, and Valerie Kiebala, Solitary Watch’s managing editor. The piece describes their first in-person visit, which occurred […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Suicidal ICE Detainees Routinely Put in Solitary…

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by Natalie Villanueva

October 7, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Solitary and Suicides Prevalent in ICE Detention…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Lizzie Twardock

May 20, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Five-Year-Old with Autism Placed in “Cruel” School Isolation Room…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sheila Hodges

April 15, 2026

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GOP Lawmakers Push to Weaken New York’s Solitary Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sheila Hodges

March 25, 2026

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After Decades in Solitary, Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers Navigate the Free World…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sheila Hodges

February 4, 2026

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Death of ICE Detainee Restrained by Guards Is Ruled a Homicide…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Lizzie Twardock

January 28, 2026

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Immigrants “Unnecessarily” Held in Solitary at ICE’s Largest Detention Facility…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

November 12, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

In “The Alabama Solution,” Incarcerated Filmmakers Face Punishment for Exposing the Truth…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Emily Engel

October 15, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Solitary Rates in ICE Detention Skyrocket Under Trump…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Samantha Santoro

September 24, 2025

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ICE Reopens Prisons and Detention Centers Previously Closed Due to Abuse and Neglect…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Emily Engel

September 17, 2025

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Deaths in Solitary Confinement Spark Protests and Lawsuits…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Isadora Evers

August 20, 2025

News & Features

Documentary “The Strike” Reveals the Humanity of People in Solitary Confinement—and the Possibility of Change

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by Francisco Rodriguez

March 13, 2025

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Georgia Prison in “Flagrant” Violation of Solitary Reforms…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

May 2, 2024

News & Features

New Film Explores “the Injustice of Solitary Confinement and the Transformative Power of Art”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 14, 2012

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