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• According to the Chicago Reporter, the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center in Chicago increased its use of solitary confinement on children by nearly 25 percent from 2016 to 2017, despite a twenty percent drop in the detained juvenile population. Superintendent Leonard Dixon believes that solitary is “something that you use to ensure that your […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/11/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 11, 2018

News & Features

Prisons Use Solitary Confinement to Silence Strikers Nationwide—But Their Voices Have Been Heard

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by Valerie Kiebala and Jean Casella

October 1, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/30/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 30, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/26/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 26, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/12/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 12, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/15/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 15, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/1/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 1, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/24/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 24, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/15/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 15, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/11/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 11, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/4/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 4, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/21/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 21, 2018

News & Features

Lawsuits Challenge the Cruelty of Decades in Solitary Confinement on Death Row

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by Aleks Gilbert

October 10, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/23/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 23, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/18/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 18, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/22/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 22, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/06/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

November 8, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/04/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

September 4, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/21/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 21, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/8/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 8, 2016

News & Features

Solitary Confinement Out of Control in Florida Prisons

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by Jack Denton

March 29, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/13/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

March 13, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/14/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 14, 2016

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: We Are All Animals

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October 9, 2015

News & Features

Will Lawsuits and Exposés Lead to Reform of Florida’s Brutal Prisons?

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by Laura Cepero

June 18, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: On Hunger Strike Against Brutal Treatment in Florida Prisons

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by Voices from Solitary

February 14, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/12/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

October 12, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part VII

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by Voices from Solitary

September 26, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/14]

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by Savannah Crowley

July 27, 2014

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