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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

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 28, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 21, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/23/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 23, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/9/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 9, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/26/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 26, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/6/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 6, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/22/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 22, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/10/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 10, 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 [7/23/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 23, 2017

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Welcome to the Round House

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by Voices from Solitary

May 16, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/19/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

March 19, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/28/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 28, 2016

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/22/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 22, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/24/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 24, 2016

News & Features

Legal Settlement Demands Better Mental Health Care, Less Solitary Confinement in Illinois Prisons

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by Katie Rose Quandt

January 14, 2016

News & Features

Seven Days in Solitary [12/27/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

December 27, 2015

News & Features

Toxic Traps: Environmental Hazards Threaten Two Federal Supermax Prisons

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by Laura Cepero

September 10, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/16/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 16, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Segregation Medical

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July 28, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Phantom Souls

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June 19, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “I Am Somebody’s Daughter”

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February 24, 2015

News & Features

New Federal Supermax Prison Will Double Capacity for Extreme Solitary Confinement

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by Aviva Stahl

January 15, 2015

News & Features

Working from the Inside Out

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

November 26, 2014

News & Features

Funding Approved for Activation of ADX/USP Thomson, New Federal Supermax Prison

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by Lisa Dawson

March 14, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part III

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by Voices from Solitary

March 3, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Hunger Strike in Menard Prison

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by Voices from Solitary

February 6, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/19/13]

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by Jean Casella

January 19, 2014

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