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This week’s pick of news and commentary about solitary confinement: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has issued new guidelines aimed at reducing the use of solitary confinement. Under the proposed policy, the number of offenses punishable by solitary would be reduced from 34 to 19 and individuals in solitary would be granted at […]

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Legislation

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

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

New York Prison Guards Conceal Rampant Abuse Behind a “Blue Wall”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Federal Prison Oversight Bill…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Abusive Federal “Double Solitary” Unit Closes…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

“Unrelenting” Solitary on Federal Death Row Alleged to Violate Constitution…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Long-Awaited Prison Census Shows More Than 75,000 People in Solitary Confinement

Suicide and Solitary Confinement in New York State Prisons

Solitary Confinement on Trial in Colorado

First Congressional Hearing on Solitary Confinement to Be Held June 19

California Bill Would Lift Media Ban on Access to Prisons

Now Available: Collection of Written Testimony for Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Solitary Confinement

Report from Senate Hearing on Solitary Confinement

“New York’s Black Sites”: New Article About Solitary Confinement in State Prisons

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Hear Testimony on the Torture of Solitary Confinement

New York City Officials and Advocates Push for Change to the “Culture of Brutality” on Rikers Island

Montana Legislature Considers Solitary Confinement Reform

Thirty Days in Solitary

Law Aimed at Silencing People Convicted of Crimes Is Declared Unconstitutional

With Loved Ones in Prison, Women Lead the Fight Against Solitary Confinement in New York

New York Lawmakers Introduce Bill to End Long-Term Solitary Confinement

Legislation Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York Gains Momentum

Florida Bill Would Limit Use of Solitary Confinement on Children