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Louisiana State Penitentiary Angola

New this week from Solitary Watch: In a recent press release, Solitary Watch announced that eight incarcerated journalists with first-hand experience of solitary confinement will receive grants through the Ridgeway Reporting Project. The financial and editorial assistance provided by the project will support these journalists’ original reporting on often overlooked topics, including the experience of […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Former U.S. Representative George Santos Held in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Emily Engel

October 1, 2025

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Solitary Rates in ICE Detention Skyrocket Under Trump…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Samantha Santoro

September 24, 2025

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ICE Incarcerates Immigrants in Notorious Unit at Louisiana State Penitentiary Angola…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Samantha Santoro

September 10, 2025

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Louisiana’s Angola Prison to Reopen Unit Notorious for Solitary Confinement Abuses…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Surina Venkat

August 13, 2025

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The Jailhouse Lawyer: Fighting Abuse and Forced Medication at Angola Prison

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by Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull

July 15, 2025

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Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Man Held in Solitary for Years Without Exercise…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

November 15, 2023

News & Features

Can Architects Help End Solitary Confinement?

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by Nicole Capozziello

November 29, 2021

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/6/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

October 6, 2021

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Six Weeks in Solitary [4/5/21]

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by Lizzie Kane

April 6, 2021

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Fourteen Days in Solitary [12/21/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 21, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/13/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 19, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/11/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 12, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 21, 2018

News & Features

Prisons Use Solitary Confinement to Silence Strikers Nationwide—But Their Voices Have Been Heard

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by Valerie Kiebala and Jean Casella

October 1, 2018

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