Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Archives

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

New this week from Solitary Watch: In her latest piece for Solitary Watch, incarcerated journalist Kwaneta Harris brings attention to the epidemic of suicide and self-harm that plagues U.S. prisons and jails. Rather than receiving support, individuals who attempt suicide or engage in self-harm are often placed in solitary confinement, which is known to worsen […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Solitary Rates in ICE Detention Skyrocket Under Trump…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

ICE Reopens Prisons and Detention Centers Previously Closed Due to Abuse and Neglect…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

ICE Incarcerates Immigrants in Notorious Unit at Louisiana State Penitentiary Angola…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Lawsuit by HIV-Positive Transgender Woman Leads to Policy Change on Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Deaths in Solitary Confinement Spark Protests and Lawsuits…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Louisiana’s Angola Prison to Reopen Unit Notorious for Solitary Confinement Abuses…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

ICE Detainees Deported to El Salvador Report Dark Isolation Cells, Beatings, and Rape… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Hunger Strikes Expose Brutal Conditions at Two State Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Trump’s Policies Throw Lives of Incarcerated People into Chaos…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Immigrants Detained Nationwide Face Isolation and Squalor…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

U.S. DOJ Statement Challenges Placing Children in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Immigrant Detainees in Pennsylvania Face Solitary, Racism, and Abuse…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Bill Permits Solitary Confinement of Pregnant People in California Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Democratic Platform Backtracks on Solitary and the Death Penalty…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Tennessee Woman Forced to Give Birth Alone in Jail Cell Toilet…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

NYC Mayor Issues “Emergency Order” to Block New Solitary Confinement Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Congress Passes Federal Prisons Oversight Bill…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Hundreds of Doctors Urge Biden to End Solitary in ICE Facilities…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Georgia Jail Guard Used a Chain to Strangle a Man in a Solitary Cell…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Protests Build Against ICE’s Use of Solitary in Immigration Detention…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

D.C. Department of Corrections Withholds Information on Use of Solitary in Jails…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

American Psychological Association Resolution Calls for Ban on Youth Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

New Study Finds ICE Locks Thousands of Immigrants in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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

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

Secret DHS Report Shows Abuse of Solitary in ICE Detention…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Report Reveals Rampant Abuse in Federal Prison’s Solitary Unit… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

New York City Ordered to Pay up to $53 Million to Survivors of Solitary… And Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Federal Court Orders Arizona to End Its “Unconstitutional” Use of Solitary… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week