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New this week from Solitary Watch: This week, Solitary Watch Senior Writers Juan Moreno Haines and Katie Rose Quandt were named winner of the 2023 Media for a Just Society Award in the category of “Media by a Person Who is Incarcerated” for their article titled “San Quentin Is Still Punishing People for Being Sick.” […]

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Sara Vogel

September 8, 2023

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Prison Staff Charged in Dehydration Death of Michigan Man; New Film on Solitary in Texas…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Abigail Gorman

June 28, 2023

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Most Accurate Report to Date Finds 122K People in Solitary… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

May 24, 2023

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Report Documents Flagrant Violations of New York Solitary Reform Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

March 29, 2023

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Federal Judge Orders Arizona to Fix Deadly Prison Conditions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

January 18, 2023

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Hunger Strike Against Solitary in Texas Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

January 12, 2023

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/22]

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by Caitlin Konya

January 3, 2023

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/9/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

November 9, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/19/22]

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by Caitlin Konya

October 19, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/28/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

September 28, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

August 31, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/24/22]

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by Caitlin Konya

August 24, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary 8/10/22

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by Roxanne Barnes and Jean Casella

August 11, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/29/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

June 29, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/6/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

April 6, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

May 4, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/25/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

May 25, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/23/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 23, 2018

SW Reports

Groundbreaking New Report Exposes Impact of Solitary Confinement in Louisiana State Prisons

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by Jean Casella

June 25, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/16/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

March 16, 2022

Ridgeway Reporting Project

Immigrant Detainees Went on Hunger Strike Against Intolerable Conditions and COVID Exposure. ICE Punished Them with Solitary Confinement.

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

January 28, 2021

SW Reports

Louisiana on Lockdown: The History of Solitary Confinement in Louisiana

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by Katie Rose Quandt

September 12, 2019

SW Reports

Unlocking the Box in Louisiana

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by Jean Casella

November 14, 2019

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: New Memoir by Wilbert Rideau

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

May 6, 2010

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Worse Than Angola”

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 5, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Lane Nelson on Angola’s Death Row

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

March 5, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: The Louder My Voice the Deeper They Bury Me

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by Lisa Dawson

April 11, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part IV

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by Voices from Solitary

March 25, 2014

Voices from Solitary

New Guide to Yoga and Meditation Written by and for People in Solitary Confinement

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by Voices from Solitary

October 8, 2018

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