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Juneteenth to an Incarcerated American

Ending the “Last Vestiges of Slavery” in New York

Pope Francis Condemned Solitary Confinement as Torture…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

The Harsh Reality of Being a Prison Journalist…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Trump Order Will Force Transgender Women to Be Housed in Men’s Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Illinois Legislature Passes Bill to Increase Transparency on Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

How Washington State Stifles the First Amendment for the Incarcerated

Voices from Solitary: Righting the Historical Wrongs for Native People in Prison

Federal Court Allows Man to Sue Pennsylvania Over 26 Years in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Bill Permits Solitary Confinement of Pregnant People in California Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Tennessee Woman Forced to Give Birth Alone in Jail Cell Toilet…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

NYC Mayor Issues “Emergency Order” to Block New Solitary Confinement Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Where Does Kamala Harris Stand on Ending Solitary?…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Men Held in Solitary in Massachusetts File Lawsuit Against “Oppressive Conditions”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Transgender Voices from Prison Describe Abuse and Isolation…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

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Solitary Confinement…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Ninety Percent of Incarcerated Transgender People Report Experiencing Solitary Confinement…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Voices from Solitary: At Attica, Hard Hearts and a Sliver of Hope

Report Shows Hundreds of Preventable Deaths in Federal Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

NY City Council Overrides Mayor’s Veto of Bill Banning Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

NY Mayor Adams Vetoes Bill Banning Solitary in City Jails…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Kids in Albuquerque Jail “Locked Down in Our Cells All Day Like a Animal in a Zoo”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

New York City Council Moves to Ban Solitary on Rikers…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Bill to Reduce Solitary Confinement in Washington State Stalls, But Advocates Vow to Continue the Fight

U.S. Use of Solitary Defies International Treaty, UN Finds…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Hunger Strike in a Massachusetts Prison Targets Isolation and Abuse…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

“Alternatives” to Solitary in New Jersey Prisons Fail to Reflect Reform Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Proposed “Emergency” Regulations Double Down on Solitary Use in California…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week