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• In an article in The Conversation, a clinical psychologist who has conducted neuroscience research in a Connecticut state prison points out that solitary confinement “can lead to hallucinations, fantasies and paranoia; it can increase anxiety, depression and apathy as well as difficulties in thinking concentrating, remembering, paying attention and controlling impulses,” which not only lessen […]

Seven Days in Solitary

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/5/17]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/12/2017]

Senate Democrats Introduce Landmark Bill to Reform Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons

Solitary Confinement in Rhode Island Faces Challenges From Legislators, Activists

Activists Turn to Lawsuits and Legislation to Fight Solitary Confinement in New Jersey

Kalief Browder’s Life and Death Galvanize Action to End Solitary Confinement

Legislation Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York Gains Momentum

Officials, Advocates Call for Restrictions on Solitary Confinement in Wisconsin

Solitary Not Yet Over at Rikers, But Advocates Keep Fighting

Voices from Solitary: Cycle of Despair

Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/14]

Transgender Women in New York State Prisons Face Solitary Confinement and Sexual Assault

New Solitary Confinement Policies in California Bring Small Changes and Raise Big Questions

In a Maryland Jail, Teens Charged As Adults Face Isolation and Neglect

Voices from Solitary: Playing “The Con Game” at Pelican Bay

The Odyssey to Pelican Bay: Families Journey to California’s Notorious Supermax Prison

Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/14]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/14]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/16/14]

At Hearing on Solitary Confinement in California Prisons, Advocates Challenge “Reforms”

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

One Month After Historic Hunger Strike, California Lawmakers Hold Hearings on Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [9/8/13]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/7/13]

Voices from Solitary: “Death Row Diary” of Florida Man Scheduled to Die Tonight

Board of Correction Votes Against Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York City Jails

Measure to Limit Solitary Confinement Advances in Senate Immigration Bill

Seven Days in Solitary [4.20.13]

Florida Bill Would Limit Use of Solitary Confinement on Children