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Under pressure from activists, lawsuits, and even a few reformers within the corrections system, several states have significantly reduced the number of people they hold in solitary confinement in their prison systems. These reductions, achieved largely through “reclassifying” prisoners and returning the least troublesome ones to the general population, have rightly been celebrated by opponents […]

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In States That “Reduce” Their Use of Solitary Confinement, Suffering Continues for Those Left Behind

Seven Days in Solitary [11/10/13]

New Report Criticizes Use of Solitary Confinement in New Mexico Prisons and Jails

Seven Days in Solitary [11/3/13]

Voices from Solitary: Solitary Confinement’s Invisible Scars

One Month After Historic Hunger Strike, California Lawmakers Hold Hearings on Solitary Confinement

Oversight in British Prisons: A Model for the U.S.?

Seven Days in Solitary [10/13/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/6/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/8/13]

California Prison Hunger Strike Ends After 60 Days

UN: Solitary Confinement in the U.S. Can Be Torture, Force-Feeding Unacceptable

California Prison Hunger Strikers to Be Force-Fed

The Use of Isolation in U.S. Prisons: A Human Rights Issue

Seven Days in Solitary [7/21/13]

We Are One Body: Catholics Raise Voices Against Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [6/16/13]

Records Show Excessive Use of Force at Colorado Supermax

U.S. DOJ Documents Torturous Treatment in Pennsylvania Solitary Confinement Unit

Seven Days in Solitary [6/9/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/2/13]

Voices from Solitary: Your Imagination, But My Reality

Federal Lawsuit Challenges Brutality in Solitary Confinement Unit at North Carolina Prison

Voices from Solitary: “Extradition”

Seven Days in Solitary [5/12/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/13]

Voices from Solitary: “You Are Solitary Confinement”

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Federal Supermax Lawsuits

New Video: Dr. Terry Kupers on Solitary Confinement and Mental Health