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Federal Prisons

Sean Chaney is a formerly incarcerated artist who served a total of 18 years in various federal prisons before returning home in January 2025. Chaney spent significant time in solitary confinement, including a total of 12 years isolated at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Lewisburg in Pennsylvania. While FCI Lewisburg is infamous for its brutal use […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: The Crisis at Brooklyn’s “Dangerous, Barbaric” Federal Jail

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by Voices from Solitary

July 1, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Pattern of Beatings and Solitary Preceded Deadly New York Prison Assault…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

January 2, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Solitary Confinement…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

April 17, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Prison Journalists Report at Their Own Risk…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

September 27, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

Texas Prisons on Statewide Lockdown…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

September 13, 2023

News & Features

The Puppy Protection Act and the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

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by James Ridgeway

July 19, 2010

Seven Days in Solitary

The Agony of Living with Dementia Behind Bars…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

August 16, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

What It’s Like to Be in Solitary If You Can’t Read…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

August 10, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

House Democrats Introduce Legislation Banning Solitary in Federal Facilities… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

August 2, 2023

News & Features

BREAKING NEWS: Rep. Cori Bush Introduces House Bill to End Federal Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

July 27, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

Report Reveals Rampant Abuse in Federal Prison’s Solitary Unit… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

July 12, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

Women in Federal Prisons Face Widespread Sexual Abuse…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

June 21, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

New York City Ordered to Pay up to $53 Million to Survivors of Solitary… And Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

April 26, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

Use of Solitary in Federal Prisons Increases Under Biden… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

February 9, 2023

Voices from Solitary

America’s Most Isolated Federal Prisoner Describes 10,220 Days in Extreme Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 5, 2011

Seven Days in Solitary

“Unrelenting” Solitary on Federal Death Row Alleged to Violate Constitution…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

January 25, 2023

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Head Cases

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by Voices from Solitary

April 30, 2014

News & Features

UPDATE: Advocates Respond to New Executive Order, Urge Biden to Take Far Bolder Steps to End Federal Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

June 6, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Loneliness Is a Destroyer of Humanity”

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by Voices from Solitary

July 7, 2012

News & Features

New Executive Order Includes Solitary Confinement Reforms, but Falls Short of Biden’s Campaign Promise 

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by Jean Casella

May 25, 2022

SW Reports

Report: 500% Increase in Use of Solitary Confinement During COVID-19 Puts Hundreds of Thousands of People at Risk

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by Jean Casella

June 15, 2020

News & Features

New Video: Charlie and Pauline Sullivan of C.U.R.E.

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 18, 2011

News & Features

Will Biden Step Up on Solitary Confinement?

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by Veronica Riccobene and Jean Casella

February 28, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Ray Luc Levasseur on Life in ADX

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 19, 2010

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Geezer in the Hole”

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

September 18, 2010

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Katfish on Life in “The Bucket”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 5, 2010

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Imprisoned in the First Control Unit for Women

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 26, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Live from Lockdown

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 20, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: On Solitary Confinement and Finding Humanity

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 28, 2011

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