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Sean Chaney is a formerly incarcerated artist who served a total of 18 years in various federal prisons before returning home in January 2025. Chaney spent significant time in solitary confinement, including a total of 12 years isolated at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Lewisburg in Pennsylvania. While FCI Lewisburg is infamous for its brutal use […]

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Voices from Solitary: The Crisis at Brooklyn’s “Dangerous, Barbaric” Federal Jail

Lockdowns, Violence, and “Barbaric Conditions” in a Brooklyn Federal Jail Known for Its Famous Detainees

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Pattern of Beatings and Solitary Preceded Deadly New York Prison Assault…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Nebraska Holds Children in Prolonged Solitary in Defiance of State Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

American Psychological Association Resolution Calls for Ban on Youth Solitary…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

A Moment of Reckoning for Solitary Confinement in California…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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

In Connecticut, Opponents of Solitary Confinement Renew the Fight for Strong Legislation and Independent Oversight

Voices from Solitary: Prison Lockdowns and the Forgotten COVID Casualties

Seven Days In Solitary [4/13/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/16/22]

COVID-Fueled Solitary Confinement Still Plagues Prisons and Jails

Voices from Solitary: Coronavirus Panic in a Quarantined Washington State Prison

Voices From Solitary: Postcards From a Prison Pandemic

Voices from Solitary: What Starts in ADX Stays in ADX

Voices from Solitary: Fighting the Coronavirus in Prison with Transfers, Isolation, Threats, and Game Boys

Seven Days in Solitary [4/22/18]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/12/18]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/13/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/3/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/10/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/24/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/9/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/16/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [3/30/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/6/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/20]