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New this week from Solitary Watch: Jack Jackson is a transgender man currently serving a 20-year sentence in Texas prison, and has been held for the past ten years in solitary confinement. When Jackson entered the Texas prison system in 2014, he was assigned to a woman’s diagnostic unit, and faced harassment from both officers […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Solitary Persists in Washington Prisons Despite Promises to End It…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week 

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by Sophia Chang

August 21, 2024

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Where Does Kamala Harris Stand on Ending Solitary?…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sophia Chang

July 24, 2024

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Georgia Prison in “Flagrant” Violation of Solitary Reforms…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

May 2, 2024

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NY Mayor Adams Vetoes Bill Banning Solitary in City Jails…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

January 24, 2024

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Kids in Albuquerque Jail “Locked Down in Our Cells All Day Like a Animal in a Zoo”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

January 3, 2024

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: On Hunger Strike in a Pennsylvania Prison

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by Voices from Solitary

December 19, 2023

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U.S. Prison Deaths Increased by 77% in Covid-19 Pandemic…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week  

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by Sara Vogel

December 7, 2023

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U.S. Use of Solitary Defies International Treaty, UN Finds…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week  

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by Sara Vogel and Valerie Kiebala

November 29, 2023

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The Conservative Case Against Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

November 22, 2023

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Hunger Strike in a Massachusetts Prison Targets Isolation and Abuse…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

October 26, 2023

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Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Leader Held in Solitary for Six More Years…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

March 9, 2023

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Use of Solitary in Federal Prisons Increases Under Biden… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

February 9, 2023

News & Features

The Word: When Solitary Is Used to Silence

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

January 31, 2023

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“Unrelenting” Solitary on Federal Death Row Alleged to Violate Constitution…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

January 25, 2023

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Hunger Strike Against Solitary in Texas Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

January 12, 2023

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One Prison Strike Ends; Another May Begin…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

January 4, 2023

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/14/22]

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by Caitlin Konya

December 15, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/23/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

February 23, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/22/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

September 22, 2021

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/12/21]

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

July 14, 2021

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Fourteen Days in Solitary [8/24/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 25, 2020

News & Features

At San Quentin, a Desperate Man Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Conditions in a COVID-19 Isolation Unit

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by Juan Moreno Haines

August 10, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/2/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 2, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/25/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 26, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/18/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 18, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/4/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 5, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 28, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 21, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/14/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 14, 2019

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