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In a wide-ranging speech on Thursday, Pope Francis revealed himself as a passionate criminal justice reformer. His words also suggest that he is familiar with the controversies surrounding solitary confinement and supermax prisons, and strongly opposes their use. Speaking at the Vatican to representatives of the International Association of Penal Law, the Pope said: “All Christians and people […]

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Pope Francis Denounces Solitary Confinement, Calls for Prison Conditions That “Respect Human Dignity”

Solitary Confinement in Great Britain: Still Harsh, But Rare

Off the Block

Voices from Solitary: Oscar Wilde’s Cry from the Depths

Voices from Solitary: Oscar Wilde on the Cruelty of Children in Prison

Voices from Solitary: “Extradition”

Voices from Solitary: TV Death Row

Voices from Solitary: Fly in the Ointment

Seven Days in Solitary [4.20.13]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/15/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/22/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/14]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/25/14]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/11/18]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/29/18]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/13/18]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/3/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/11/20]

Prison Watchdog Says Solitary Confinement in Canada Is “Out of Control”

UN Report Compares Solitary Confinement Practices in the U.S. and Around the World

New Video: UN Torture Expert Juan Mendez on Solitary Confinement

At U.N. Prisoners’ Rights Meeting, U.S. Resists Limits on Solitary Confinement

“This Draconian System of Punishment and Abuse”: An Interview with Ray Luc Levasseur

Mandela in Solitary

Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk from a Cell to Freedom

Canada Questions Solitary Confinement After Teenager’s Death

Freed British Hostage Evokes Trauma of Solitary Confinement

UN’s “Mandela Rules” to Set New International Limits on Solitary Confinement

Extradited to a Future of Torture in a U.S. Supermax Prison