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New From Solitary Watch: In an article co-published with The Nation, Victoria Law reports on the serious discrepancy between the passage and implementation of New York State’s HALT Solitary Confinement Act. The law, which went into effect on March 1, 2022, strictly limits what acts allow prison officials to isolate someone for longer than three […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Lawsuits/Litigation

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]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/12/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/7/21]

A Month in Solitary [5/3/21]

Six Weeks in Solitary [4/5/21]

Voices from Solitary: It Never Gets Easier

Seven Days in Solitary [2/15/21]

Immigrant Detainees Went on Hunger Strike Against Intolerable Conditions and COVID Exposure. ICE Punished Them with Solitary Confinement.