HALT Solitary Confinement Act Archives

HALT Solitary Confinement Act

New this week from Solitary Watch: In the most recent edition of Voices from Solitary, incarcerated journalist Sara Kielly brings readers with her as she travels back to her time at a men’s maximum security facility. Like more than 90 percent of transgender woman, Kielly spent long stints in solitary confinement before her transfer to […]

Seven Days in Solitary

HALT Solitary Confinement Act

Women in Solitary Speak Out on Sexual Abuse by Staff…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Federal Court Allows Man to Sue Pennsylvania Over 26 Years in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

How New York’s Maximum-Security Women’s Prison Has Failed to HALT Solitary Confinement

Voices from Solitary: At Attica, Hard Hearts and a Sliver of Hope

U.S. Use of Solitary Defies International Treaty, UN Finds…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Post-Traumatic Prison Disorder Could Impact Millions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

The Solitary Confinement Law Everyone Is Watching

Federal Court Orders Arizona to End Its “Unconstitutional” Use of Solitary… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Abusive Federal “Double Solitary” Unit Closes…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Seven Days in Solitary [11/30/2022]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/16/2022]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/2022]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/19/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/12/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/28/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/13/22]

These Labor Unions Are Fighting to Keep Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [6/29/22]

Seven Days In Solitary [4/13/22]

New York’s Oldest Supermax Prison Closes as State Prepares to Implement Law Limiting Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [11/3/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/22/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/21]

Six Weeks in Solitary [4/5/21]

“Ready to Return to Humanity” After 34 Years in Solitary Confinement

In New York’s State Prisons, One Night in Solitary Can Derail an Education

Solitary Confinement Is Fueling New York’s Prison Suicide Crisis

In Largest Action to Date Against Solitary Confinement, Hundreds Gather in Albany to Push Reform Legislation

Transgender Women of Color Face Crushing Rates of Incarceration, Solitary Confinement, and Abuse