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Humane Alternative to Long Term (HALT) Solitary Confinement Act

This week’s pick of news and commentary about solitary confinement: A recent investigation revealed that children incarcerated at the Youth Justice and Education Center in Shelby County (Memphis), Tennessee, are being held in solitary confinement for months at a time. For eight months, one young person was isolated in a concrete cell less than half […]

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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