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Today, the Obama Administration will begin its first trial of a prisoner held at Guantanamo Bay. The defendant is Omar Khadr, a Canadian national who was 15 when his alleged crime took place eight years ago. Since that time, Khadr has been abused, threatened, and held is solitary confinement for long periods at both Bagram and Gitmo. Daphne Eviatar […]

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Obama’s First Military Tribunal: Child Soldier Tortured at Bagram and Gitmo

All-American Prison Torture

What the War on Terror Owes to the War on Crime (Redux)

Obama’s Plan Is the “Wrong Way to Close Guantanamo,” Groups Warn

“I Spent 29 Years in Solitary Confinement”

Solitary Confinement Is a “Challenge for Medical Ethics”

“Torture Memo” Author Says He Authorized Waterboarding, But Not “Extended Solitary Confinement”

Celebrities in Solitary: Lindsay Lohan Goes to Lockdown

“Extradition to a Future of Total Isolation” Opposed by British Human Rights Lawyer

Film Documents the Angola 3’s 100+ Years of Solitude

Atul Gawande on Solitary Confinement: Our Generation of Americans “Has Countenanced Legalized Torture”

Punishment for Possessing One Joint = Jail, Solitary Confinement, and Deportation

The Lost Boys of Westchester County’s SHU

Dead Man Killing Himself

House Republicans Explain Why They Oppose Ban on Child Abuse in Schools

Maine’s Solitary Confinement Bill: Another Test of Our Tolerance for Torture

Amy Goodman and Atul Gawande on Solitary Confinement