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This week’s pick of news and commentary about solitary confinement: The Federal District Court in Manhattan has ordered New York City to pay up to $53 million to people illegally held in solitary confinement. New York’s Board of Correction requires people held in pretrial detention to undergo a fair hearing before being transferred from general […]

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Federal Prisons

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

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

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

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

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

Will Biden Step Up on Solitary Confinement?

Seven Days in Solitary [9/1/21]

A Month in Solitary [5/3/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/18/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/11/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/4/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/26/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/12/20]

Voices from Solitary: Flipping the Script

Seven Days in Solitary [9/14/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [8/24/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/10/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/3/20]

Voices from Solitary: What Starts in ADX Stays in ADX

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

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

Seven Days in Solitary [6/15/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [6/8/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/25/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/6/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [3/30/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/16/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/23/19]