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• Jailhouse lawyer Mark Wilson has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Oregon State Correctional Institution, alleging that when he was put in solitary confinement for 120 days for having an illegal item of contraband, the punishment was really in retaliation for his legal work. The contraband in question was a toy phone for […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/1/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

December 1, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/19/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

January 19, 2022

News & Features

Solidarity and Solitary: When Unions Clash With Prison Reform

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 21, 2013

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Deaf Prisoners in Florida Face Abuse and Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

May 21, 2013

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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

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

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by Aleks Gilbert

October 10, 2017

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Children Sentenced to Die in Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 30, 2010

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Solitary Confinement Out of Control in Florida Prisons

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by Jack Denton

March 29, 2016

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The 2 Million Swing State Voters Who Won’t Be Voting Today

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 6, 2012

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

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by Laura Cepero

June 18, 2015

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Guarding the Fortresses: How Prison Policies Limit Media Access to Solitary Confinement

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by Rachel M. Cohen

March 5, 2013

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Live from Death Row: 3,600 Americans Waiting Alone to Die

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 15, 2010

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Ninety Years Old, Deaf, and in the Hole in a Florida Prison

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by Adelyn Baxter

July 10, 2014

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Children in Lockdown: Solitary Confinement of Teens in Adult Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 30, 2010

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Florida Bill Would Limit Use of Solitary Confinement on Children

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by Lisa Dawson

March 14, 2013

The Silent, Terrifying World of a Deaf Prisoner

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by James Ridgeway

December 20, 2011

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Supreme Court Decision Limits Juvenile Life Without Parole (Within Limits)

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 17, 2010

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Prison Heat: Hunger Strike Highlights Summer’s Deadly Toll on U.S. Inmates

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 26, 2010

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Ask Shamu: The U.S. Tortures Both Human and Animal Prisoners

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 16, 2010

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