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New this week from Solitary Watch: Xandan, a trans-masculine writer incarcerated in Texas, has been in solitary confinement for over seven years due to his gender identity and as retribution for his journalism exposing the inhumane conditions faced by transgender incarcerated people. As a 2023 recipient of a Ridgeway Reporting Project grant, Xandan’s latest article […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Protests Build Against ICE’s Use of Solitary in Immigration Detention…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

April 3, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Proposed “Emergency” Regulations Double Down on Solitary Use in California…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

October 11, 2023

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Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Leader Held in Solitary for Six More Years…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

March 9, 2023

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One Prison Strike Ends; Another May Begin…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

January 4, 2023

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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 [3/30/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

March 30, 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 [4/20/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

April 20, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/16/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 16, 2017

News & Features

Maine Prison Whistleblower Exiled and Isolated

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 3, 2011

News & Features

A Suspicious (and Lonely) Death in Maine State Prison’s Lockdown Unit

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

March 19, 2010

Ridgeway Reporting Project

14 Journalists Awarded Grants from the Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

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by Jean Casella

April 9, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/9/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

February 9, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/16/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

February 16, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/23/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

February 23, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/16/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

March 16, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Welcome to Supermax

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 19, 2011

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/10/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

November 10, 2013

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 20, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 4, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/26/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 26, 2015

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/7/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 7, 2016

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/04/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

December 4, 2016

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/5/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 5, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/30/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 30, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/9/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 9, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/17/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 17, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/20/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 20, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 28, 2019

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