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Humane Alternative to Long Term (HALT) Solitary Confinement Act

New this week from Solitary Watch: In the most recent Voices from Solitary piece, Rodney Reid, who spent half of his 22 years of incarceration in solitary confinement, reflects on nearly three years in solitary on Rikers Island. His piece examines how isolation worsened the already “depleting, dehumanizing, and beyond deplorable” experience of being incarcerated […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Punished for Disabilities: Minnesota Schoolchildren Held in Isolation…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sheila Hodges

March 4, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

ICE Using Outdoor Solitary in Tiny Cages at Alligator Alcatraz…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

December 24, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Horrific Abuse in New York’s Prisons Predates Law Limiting Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

December 3, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

In “The Alabama Solution,” Incarcerated Filmmakers Face Punishment for Exposing the Truth…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Emily Engel

October 15, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Children Held in Solitary for Months at Tennessee Juvenile Jail…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Samantha Santoro

October 8, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Former U.S. Representative George Santos Held in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Emily Engel

October 1, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Solitary Rates in ICE Detention Skyrocket Under Trump…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Samantha Santoro

September 24, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/28/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 28, 2019

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