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HALT Solitary Confinement Act

New from Solitary Watch:  In an essay for our Voices from Solitary series, L. LeDonne describes her experience in solitary while incarcerated in Connecticut’s York Correctional Institution. A musician by training, LeDonne wrote “Seg Song” as a response to the isolation of solitary. “The only remedy I knew was to write, to create, so I […]

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Mirilla Zhu

February 22, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/30/2022]

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by Caitlin Konya

November 30, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/16/2022]

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by Caitlin Konya

November 16, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/2022]

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by Caitlin Konya

November 2, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/19/22]

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by Caitlin Konya

October 19, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/12/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

October 12, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/28/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

September 28, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/13/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

September 14, 2022

News & Features

These Labor Unions Are Fighting to Keep Solitary Confinement

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by Victoria Law

August 16, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/29/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

June 29, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days In Solitary [4/13/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

April 13, 2022

News & Features

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

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by Victoria Law

March 11, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/3/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

November 5, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/22/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

September 22, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

July 27, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Six Weeks in Solitary [4/5/21]

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by Lizzie Kane

April 6, 2021

Voices from Solitary

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

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by Voices from Solitary

March 29, 2021

News & Features

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

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by Alexandra Gibbons

November 20, 2020

News & Features

Solitary Confinement Is Fueling New York’s Prison Suicide Crisis

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by Joshua Manson

May 29, 2020

News & Features

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

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by Katie Rose Quandt

February 5, 2020

News & Features

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

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by Joshua Manson

July 22, 2019

News & Features

UPDATE: New York’s Elected Leaders Make Deal That Thwarts Passage of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act

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by Joshua Manson and Jean Casella

June 20, 2019

News & Features

Indefinite Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons Is Finally Put to the Test

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by Joshua Manson

June 3, 2019

News & Features

New York Supermax

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by Victoria Law

December 14, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/07/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 7, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/3/15]

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

May 3, 2015

News & Features

Legislation Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York Gains Momentum

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by Marco Poggio

April 29, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/26/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 26, 2015

News & Features

New York Lawmakers Introduce Bill to End Long-Term Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

February 4, 2014

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