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• As reported by the Baton Rouge Advocate, the Vera Institute of Justice’s Safe Alternatives to Segregation Initiative last week released its report on Louisiana’s use of solitary confinement last week. The report, based on two years of research by Vera in cooperation with the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LADOC), found more than 17 percent […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/20/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 20, 2019

Ridgeway Reporting Project

14 Journalists Awarded Grants from the Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

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by Jean Casella

April 9, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/9/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 9, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/30/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 30, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/16/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 16, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/5/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 5, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/04/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

December 4, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/7/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 7, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/26/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 26, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 4, 2014

News & Features

City’s New Corrections Chief, Known for Solitary Confinement Reforms, Faces Steep Challenges on Rikers

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by Aviva Stahl

April 22, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 20, 2014

News & Features

In States That “Reduce” Their Use of Solitary Confinement, Suffering Continues for Those Left Behind

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 13, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/10/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

November 10, 2013

News & Features

Video Shows Maine Prisoner with Mental Illness Brutally Subdued by Guards

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by Lisa Dawson

April 5, 2013

News & Features

Journalists Barred from Prison Isolation Units

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by James Ridgeway

March 5, 2013

News & Features

Solidarity and Solitary: When Unions Clash With Prison Reform

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 21, 2013

News & Features

Portrait of a Prison Whistleblower—and His Punishment

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

September 13, 2012

News & Features

New Video: National Religious Campaign Against Torture Takes a Stand on Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 28, 2011

News & Features

Reducing Solitary Confinement in Maine

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 9, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Welcome to Supermax

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 19, 2011

News & Features

Maine Reduces Use of Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 25, 2011

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Maine Cuts Supermax Population, Reforms Solitary Confinement Practices

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 2, 2011

News & Features

Prison Myth No. 1: “Prisoners Want to Go Into Solitary Confinement”

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

February 6, 2011

News & Features

Maine Prison Whistleblower Exiled and Isolated

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 3, 2011

News & Features

The Brutality of Supermax Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 17, 2010

News & Features

No Charges in Maine Prison Death

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

November 4, 2010

News & Features

Another Suspicious Death in Maine State Prison’s Lockdown Unit

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by James Ridgeway

August 3, 2010

News & Features

Maine Legislature Votes to Study Solitary Confinement Practices–But Not to Change Them

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 7, 2010

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