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• On Monday, June 2, the New York City medical examiners office ruled the death of a man who died in a Rikers Island jail cell last fall to be a homicide. Bradley Ballard died of complications of diabetes along with the results of genital self-mutilation. According to the Associated Press: “Ballard, who family members […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/8/14]

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by Jean Casella

June 8, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/6/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 6, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/20/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 20, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/14]

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by Lisa Dawson

August 31, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/7/15]

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by Hallie Grossman

June 7, 2015

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Seven Days in Solitary [08/27/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 27, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/29/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 29, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/7/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 7, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/12/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 12, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/19/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 19, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/26/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 26, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/3/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 3, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/10/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 10, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/17/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 17, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/31/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 31, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/18/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 18, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/4/18]

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March 4, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/22/18]

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April 22, 2018

News & Features

City to Sharply Increase Solitary Confinement on Rikers Island

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by Dina Levy and Jean Casella

November 21, 2011

News & Features

Fortresses of Solitude (Part 2)

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 1, 2011

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DC’s Youth Face Solitary Confinement in District Jails and Federal Prisons

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by Abby Taskier

December 19, 2013

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Way Down in the Hole: Senate Hearing Challenges Solitary Confinement for Some, But Not All

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by Jean Casella

March 5, 2014

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In a Maryland Jail, Teens Charged As Adults Face Isolation and Neglect

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by Aviva Stahl

June 17, 2014

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What Obama’s Actions Mean for Solitary Confinement in America’s Prisons

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by Jean Casella

January 27, 2016

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

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by Mary Read

January 4, 2017

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At Wisconsin Juvenile Prisons, Children Face a Nightmare of Solitary Confinement and Abuse

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 22, 2017

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Children Sentenced to Die in Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 30, 2010

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Solitary Confinement Out of Control in Florida Prisons

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by Jack Denton

March 29, 2016

News & Features

New Video: UN Torture Expert Juan Mendez on Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

November 15, 2011

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