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This article is published in partnership with Shadowproof. Those who experience even short stints in solitary confinement died at higher rates in the five years following their release from prison than those who did not, according to a new study. The study, which was published in The Lancet: Public Health and focused on former prisoners […]

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Even Brief Exposure to Solitary Confinement May Increase Risk of Death After Prison

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

As COVID-19 Spreads Through Prisons, Solitary Confinement Is Used to Punish Whistleblowers and Suppress Protests

Despite Harsh Lockdowns, Nearly Half of Women in Massachusetts Prisons Caught the Coronavirus

As Black Lives Matter Protests Mounted, Federal Prisons Went on Lockdown—and Their Staffs Were Deployed to the Streets

At San Quentin, a Desperate Man Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Conditions in a COVID-19 Isolation Unit

In New York’s State Prisons, One Night in Solitary Can Derail an Education

Inside One Lawyer’s Quest to End Solitary Confinement

Santa Was in Solitary and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

D.C. Jail: From Hellhole to Hotspot

At San Quentin, the Response to COVID-19 Brings More Isolation and Suffering to People with Mental Illness

How Not to Fight a Prison Pandemic

No Touching Allowed for Many LGBTQ+ People in Prison

Can Architects Help End Solitary Confinement?

How Not to Fight a Prison Pandemic [Update]

Jailhouse Lawyers Are Often Punished With Solitary Confinement

Santa Was in Solitary and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

Why Lockdowns Can’t Protect People in Prison From Deadly Viruses