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Joseph Dole is serving a life without parole sentence for a conviction that he continues to fight pro se. He was confined in Tamms Supermax Prison for a full decade, from 2002 through 2012, when a court ruling gave him and others at Tamms a due process right to a fair hearing, which allowed him to win a […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: American Supermax

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July 18, 2013

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Solitary Watch Print Edition

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 21, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: 13.5 Square Feet

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by Voices from Solitary

June 20, 2013

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The Art of Activism: Closing Tamms Supermax

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 6, 2013

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Guarding the Fortresses: How Prison Policies Limit Media Access to Solitary Confinement

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by Rachel M. Cohen

March 5, 2013

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Journalists Barred from Prison Isolation Units

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by James Ridgeway

March 5, 2013

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Solidarity and Solitary: When Unions Clash With Prison Reform

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 21, 2013

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Feds to Open New Supermax Prison Cells at “Gitmo North”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 8, 2013

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The End of Tamms Supermax

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 9, 2013

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Tamms Supermax: Report Reveals More Guards Than Prisoners, Soaring Costs

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by Beth Broyles

December 4, 2012

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Tamms Supermax Prison Closure Temporarily Halted

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 10, 2012

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Shutting Down a Supermax: An Interview With Alan Mills of the Uptown People’s Law Center

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by Julian Burns

July 16, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “I Lost the Will to Live”

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by Voices from Solitary

June 24, 2012

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Testimony from Hearing on Closure of Tamms Supermax Prison

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by Sal Rodriguez

April 21, 2012

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Leading Mental Health Experts Urge Illinois Legislators to Close Tamms Supermax

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 29, 2012

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Illinois Governor Proposes Closing Controversial Tamms Supermax Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 22, 2012

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Illinois Prisoner Says Years of Solitary Confinement Caused Mental Illness, Self-Mutilation

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 2, 2011

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Supermax Prisons: “21st Century Asylums”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 10, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: The Meaning of “Life”

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by Voices from Solitary

June 11, 2011

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Obama and Bureau of Prisons Lowball Supermax Costs

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 3, 2010

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Federal Judge: Extended Solitary Confinement Causes “Lasting Psychological Damage and Emotional Harm”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 4, 2010

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Two for One: Guantanamo Won’t Close, But Illinois Supermax Will Open

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 6, 2010

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No Evidence of National Reduction in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 15, 2010

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Obama’s Plan Is the “Wrong Way to Close Guantanamo,” Groups Warn

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 10, 2010

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If You Build It, They Will Come: Obama Commits to Gitmo North

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 20, 2010

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Rising Criticism of Tamms Illinois Supermax

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 2, 2010

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