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Laura Magnani, Interim Regional Director of the American Friends Service Committee in San Francisco, testified before the California Assembly’s Public Safety Committee on the issue of solitary confinement. Magnani speaks about the findings of the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons, the circumstances of women in solitary confinement, and argues that prolonged solitary […]

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“A Form of Torture”: Testimony of Laura Magnani on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 8, 2011

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“The Destruction of the Human Spirit”: Testimony of Rev. William McGarvey on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 3, 2011

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Prison Rape, the PREA, and the PLRA

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

March 7, 2011

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

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LGBT Kids in Prison Face Rape, Beatings, and Isolation

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 13, 2010

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Woman Prisoner Sent to Solitary for Reporting Rape by Guard

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 3, 2010

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The Parable of Yarl’s Wood

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

April 4, 2010

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Women Prisoners in Virginia Segregated for Having Mental Illness or “Looking Butch”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 11, 2010

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