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In 2010, the human rights lawyer Juan Méndez was appointed UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. To many people in the United States, despite the domestic history of torture, the word carries associations with faraway places and despotic regimes. But Méndez, who was himself tortured in his […]

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The Word: Torture Before Trial

Seven Days in Solitary [2/16/22]

Six Weeks in Solitary [4/5/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/1/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/18/20]

D.C. Jail: From Hellhole to Hotspot

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [12/21/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/30/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/23/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/19/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/5/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/21/20]

Inside the Hole: Enduring Solitary Confinement in California

Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/10/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/20/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/6/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/22/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [6/8/20]

Three Ways to Reach Out to People in Actual Solitary Confinement

As COVID-19 Spreads Through Prisons, Solitary Confinement Is Used to Punish Whistleblowers and Suppress Protests

Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/27/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/20]

Prisons’ Use of Solitary Confinement Explodes with the COVID-19 Pandemic, While Advocates Push for Alternatives

Fourteen Days in Solitary [3/30/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/16/20]