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This article was published in partnership with Truthout. Republicans are not known for championing the rights of incarcerated people. Doing so would run counter to their purposefully cultivated “tough on crime” image, which often includes a penchant for harsh prison and jail conditions. But in the two years since the January 6 attack on the U.S. […]

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The Right Finally Protests Brutal U.S. Jail Conditions—But Only for January Sixers

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]