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The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement  from the past week. •  First Run Features announces the New York premiere of Herman’s House this week. The film, which explores the “injustice of solitary confinement and the transformative power of art,” will be opening April 19,2013, at Cinema Village in New York City. • WUSA9 […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4.4.13]

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by Lisa Dawson

April 4, 2013

News & Features

California Assembly Reviews Solitary Confinement Policies As Prisoners Threaten New Hunger Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 26, 2013

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Former Hostage in Iran Reports on Solitary Confinement in California

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 19, 2012

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California Prisoners Launch New Hunger Strike on October 10th

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 16, 2012

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Solitary Policies in California Revised, As Prisoner Leaders Promote End to Racial Hostilities

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 24, 2012

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California Justice: Three Strikes and Sixteen Years in Solitary

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 7, 2012

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One Year After Historic Hunger Strike, Isolated California Prisoners Report Little Change

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 6, 2012

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North Carolina Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 1, 2012

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One Year Anniversary of Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Against Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 3, 2012

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Prisoners in Solitary Confinement in Ohio Stage Two-Week Hunger Strike

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by Hannah Taleb

June 5, 2012

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Virginia Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Launch Hunger Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

May 24, 2012

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California Announces Reform of Controversial Policies That Led to Prison Hunger Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

March 9, 2012

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Family of California Prisoner Who Died on Hunger Strike Speaks Out

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 23, 2012

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“Occupy” Prison Protests in California Oppose Use of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 21, 2012

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Conflicting Reports on Hunger Strike at California’s Corcoran State Prison

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 17, 2012

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Update: Prisoner Dies During Hunger Strike at California’s Corcoran State Prison

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 10, 2012

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California Considers New Rules for Solitary Confinement in State Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 10, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Message from the Father of a California Prison Hunger Striker

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 19, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “There Must Never Be A Time When We Fail To Protest”

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 30, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “We Will Not Stop Until We Are Heard”

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 14, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Letter from Calipatria Prison Hunger Strikers

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 8, 2011

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California Department of Corrections Threatens Prison Hunger Strikers, Bans Lawyers

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 3, 2011

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Roundup of Testimony from California Assembly Hearing on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 26, 2011

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The Truth About Solitary Confinement in California

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 22, 2011

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California Teachers Union Letter of Support for Educational Programming in Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 17, 2011

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“I Never Will Abandon This Hope”: Testimony of a Pelican Bay Hunger Striker on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 9, 2011

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“Where Punishment Becomes Torture”: Testimony of Dorsey Nunn on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 8, 2011

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“A Form of Torture”: Testimony of Laura Magnani on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 8, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Was “the Only Way to Get the Word Out” About Prison Abuses

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 6, 2011

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