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Amidst growing criticism of its abundant use solitary confinement, the federal Bureau of Prisons has quietly set in motion an “internal audit” to review its “restricted housing operations.” The audit, which has been contracted out to a Washington think tank and will be conducted largely by former corrections officials, seems unlikely to bring any dramatic change […]

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Under Fire, Federal Bureau of Prisons Audits Use of Solitary Confinement—and Buys a New Supermax Prison

Suicide of California Hunger Strike Participant Draws National Attention to a Broken System

Women in California Prison Isolation Units Face Overcrowding and Despair

Deaf Prisoners in Florida Face Abuse and Solitary Confinement

Obama’s 2014 Budget Confirms Plans for “ADX Thomson,” New Federal Supermax Prison

Journalists Barred from Prison Isolation Units

Solidarity and Solitary: When Unions Clash With Prison Reform

Feds to Open New Supermax Prison Cells at “Gitmo North”

Suicide in Solitary: The Life and Death of Armando Cruz (Part 2)

Suicide in Solitary: The Life and Death of Armando Cruz (Part 1)

Portrait of a Prison Whistleblower—and His Punishment

“Total Isolation”: Solitary Confinement in Oregon

City to Sharply Increase Solitary Confinement on Rikers Island

Texas Lockdown: Solitary Confinement in the Lone Star State

Fortresses of Solitude (Part 2)

Fortresses of Solitude (Part 1)

Sex-for-Snitching Ring Reported at Massachusetts Prison

Leaving Cañon City

Louisiana Sues Its Own Death Row Prisoners