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• This week, a federal judge ruled that the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) has failed to uphold a 2016 settlement that mandated at least eight hours of out-of-cell time per week for people with mental illness held in solitary confinement. According to NPR Illinois, about 12,000 out of the 40,000 people incarcerated in Illinois […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/4/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 4, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 28, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 21, 2018

News & Features

“As Long As Solitary Exists, They Will Find a Way to Use It”: Five Years After California’s Prison Hunger Strike

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by Victoria Law

July 13, 2018

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Returned to the SHU in California

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by Voices from Solitary

February 26, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/28/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 28, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/21/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 21, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/7/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 7, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/31/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 31, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/17/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 17, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/19/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 19, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/12/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 12, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/29/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 29, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/22/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 22, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/28/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 28, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/07/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 7, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/5/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

March 5, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/23/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

October 23, 2016

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/10/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 10, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/3/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 3, 2016

News & Features

“Dying to Live”: Hunger Strike in Wisconsin Prison Protests Indefinite Solitary Confinement

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by Sarah Blatt-Herold

June 23, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/19/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 19, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/5/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 5, 2016

News & Features

Legal Settlement Is Having a “Transformative Effect” on Solitary Confinement in California Prisons

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 8, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [01/03/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 3, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/06/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

December 6, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/8/2015]

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

November 8, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/9/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 9, 2015

News & Features

After Hunger Strikes, Solitary Reforms Come to California’s Prisons—and Leave Thousands Behind

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 1, 2015

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