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Lawsuits/Litigation

New this week from Solitary Watch: Writing in the American Prospect in an article supported by Solitary Watch, our senior writer Katie Rose Quandt explores the continued use of solitary confinement by the federal Bureau of Prisons despite its numerous proven negative impacts, and the BOP’s continued failure to meet recommendations for reform from its […]

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Lawsuits/Litigation

Lawsuit Accuses New York Prisons of Illegally Putting Disabled People in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

The Deadly Consequences of Mental Illness in Prison…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Georgia Prison in “Flagrant” Violation of Solitary Reforms…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Georgia Jail Guard Used a Chain to Strangle a Man in a Solitary Cell…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Settlement Reached on Mental Health Treatment at Pennsylvania Jail…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Voices from Solitary: You Have to Be There

Protests Against Long-Term Solitary Continue in Virginia…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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?