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Dear Friends: For tens of thousands of people locked away in U.S. prisons and jails, the extreme deprivation and isolation of solitary confinement causes unimaginable suffering. One person living in solitary described his existence to us as “a soul-destroying loneliness that never ends.” In this context, even the smallest human connection can make a difference—and […]

News & Features

Show People in Solitary Confinement That They Are Not Forgotten

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by Jean Casella

November 29, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 28, 2018

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: In Memoriam

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by Voices from Solitary

December 30, 2016

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Letters from the Hole

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by James Ridgeway

December 12, 2016

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “That’s the Only Mail I Get…”

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by Voices from Solitary

January 9, 2013

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