incarcerated writers

How Do You Report on What Happens in Solitary? Ask the People Who Live There.

James Ridgeway

Dear Readers, Supporters, and Friends: The torture of solitary confinement is something that takes place not only behind closed doors, but behind layer upon layer of steel and concrete. It happens deep inside places that have been called “prisons within prisons,” which in the name of “security” are kept strictly off limits to all observers, including […]

Raising Up the Uniquely Powerful Voices of Incarcerated Journalists

James Ridgeway
Letters to Solitary Watch

Dear Friends, Supporters, and Readers: In recent months, a lot of well-deserved recognition has gone to whistleblowers—those courageous individuals who, often at great risk to themselves, take steps to expose corruption and abuse that would otherwise remain hidden from public view. In an era rife with secrets and lies, whistleblowers are rightly being celebrated for […]