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First incarcerated at the age of 19, Jacob Barrett has spent the last three decades behind bars. Spanning five “supermax” units and 18 jails and prisons in five states, his prison time has included 21.5 years in solitary confinement. Upon his release from solitary in May 2017, Barrett became a Certified Recovery Mentor through the […]

Voices from Solitary

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Voices from Solitary: Crawling Out of the Darkness, Part 1

“Mama’s in the Hole”

Witnessing the Solitary-to-Cemetery Pipeline

Voices from Solitary: Stillness Is My Nemesis

Seven Days in Solitary [11/16/2022]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/25/22]

Voices from Solitary: Exiled In Purgatory

Voices from Solitary: From the Vortex of Uinta One

Voices from Solitary: “No Longer a Part of the World”

Voices from Solitary: The Torture Chamber

Voices from Solitary: A Second-by-Second Attack on Your Soul

Seven Days in Solitary [4.4.13]

Seven Days in Solitary [4.27.13]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/12/13]

Movement to End Juvenile Solitary Confinement Gains Ground, But Hundreds of Kids Remain in Isolation

Washington Prisoner Subjected to Solitary Confinement for “Involuntary Protection”

Kids in Solitary Confinement: America’s Official Child Abuse

What Solitary Confinement Does to the Human Brain

Scientists Discover How Social Isolation Damages Young Brains

Florida Bill Would Limit Use of Solitary Confinement on Children

How to Create Madness in Prison

Former Detainee Describes Solitary Confinement at Guantanamo