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Lawyers at North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of eight people held in solitary confinement at Central Prison against officers and administrators at the facility. As reported by the Associated Press: A federal lawsuit on behalf of eight inmates at North Carolina’s Central Prison alleges correctional officers used “blind spots” out of view of security cameras […]

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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

Seven Days in Solitary [4.20.13]

Opposing the Architecture of Isolation: Architects Against Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [4.12.13]

Voices from Solitary: The Louder My Voice the Deeper They Bury Me

Video Shows Maine Prisoner with Mental Illness Brutally Subdued by Guards

Thirty Days in Solitary

U.S. Holds Hundreds of Detained Immigrants in Solitary Confinement

Florida Bill Would Limit Use of Solitary Confinement on Children

Bradley Manning Marks 1,000 Days in Pre-Trial Detention

“Companionship or Death”: Jewish Engagement With the Injustice of Solitary Confinement

At U.N. Prisoners’ Rights Meeting, U.S. Resists Limits on Solitary Confinement

Bradley Manning’s Torture in Solitary Confinement Is Subject of Pre-Trial Hearing

Bonnie Kerness: Pioneer in the Struggle Against Solitary Confinement

Kids in Solitary Confinement: America’s Official Child Abuse

Extradited to a Future of Torture in a U.S. Supermax Prison

Amnesty International Releases Report Condemning California Prison Isolation Units

Federal Government Seeks Dismissal of Supermax Suicide Lawsuit

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Hear Testimony on the Torture of Solitary Confinement

California Justice: Three Strikes and Sixteen Years in Solitary

Defense Describes Bradley Manning’s “Unlawful Pretrial Punishment” in Solitary Confinement

Pennsylvania Prisoner Commits Suicide in Isolation Unit

AFSC Releases “Survivors Manual” By and For Prisoners in Solitary Confinement