Lawsuits/Litigation Archives

Lawsuits/Litigation

New this week from Solitary Watch: The gifted and prolific incarcerated writer Tony D. Vick has served 28 years in prison in Tennessee, three of them in solitary confinement. In a new essay in our ongoing series Voices from Solitary, Vick reflects on the time he spent in solitary, the lingering effects of isolation, and […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Lawsuits/Litigation

DOJ Launches Civil Rights Investigation of Two Deadly South Carolina Jails…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Solitary Confinement Punishes Vulnerable People Inside a San Mateo County Jail

Lawsuit Exposes “Unconstitutional, Torturous” Conditions in a Pennsylvania Prison Unit… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Will Court and Legislative Delays Threaten California’s Solitary Confinement Limits?

Victims of Sexual Assaults by Prison Staff Are Thrown in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Gathered to Mark Anniversary of Historic Prison Hunger Strike, Advocates Vow to End Solitary Confinement in California

Solitary in Texas Is “a Slaughterhouse for Souls”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Post-Traumatic Prison Disorder Could Impact Millions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Federal Court Orders Arizona to End Its “Unconstitutional” Use of Solitary… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Leader Held in Solitary for Six More Years…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

One Prison Strike Ends; Another May Begin…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/22]

Voices from Solitary: “I’m Ready to be Treated Like a Human Again”

Seven Days in Solitary [12/7/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/19/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/12/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/5/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/22/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/24/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/17/22]

Will Biden Step Up on Solitary Confinement?

The Truth Behind Dennis Hope’s Decades of Torture in Solitary Confinement

Fourteen Days in Solitary [12/29/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/15/21]

How Not to Fight a Prison Pandemic [Update]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/20/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/22/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/9/21]