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• On September 30th, the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) claimed that it will end the use of disciplinary segregation as punishment in prisons after determining that most individuals moved to solitary were there for nonviolent offenses, reports the Seattle Times. Although in the DOC Secretary’s statement she justified the policy change saying, “the science […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/6/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

October 6, 2021

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/27/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

October 28, 2021

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/15/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

December 20, 2021

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/1/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

December 1, 2021

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Could This Be the Worst Solitary Confinement Unit in the Nation?

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by Jess Hallam

August 1, 2018

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Teen Dies in Solitary in Georgia Jail After Alleged Medical Neglect

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 17, 2012

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A Watershed Year in the Movement to Stop Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

January 2, 2020

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Georgia’s Response to Death Row Suicides: Restrict Family Visits

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 13, 2010

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Most House Republicans Vote to Let Schoolchildren Be Held Down, Tied Up, and Put in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 5, 2010

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The Torture of Troy Davis

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 21, 2011

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Georgia Prisoners’ Strike: “We locked ourselves down.”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 13, 2010

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