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• The Hill published an opinion piece by Mark Levin, the Vice President of Criminal Justice Policy for the Right on Crime Initiative, recapping progress from prison administrators and legislators in the last few years that has restricted the use of solitary confinement. Levin cites Colorado as an example of success, after the state reduced […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/5/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 6, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/3/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 3, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/24/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 24, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/6/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 10, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/21/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 24, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/16/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 16, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 28, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

A Month in Solitary [5/3/21]

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by Annalena Wolcke

May 3, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

July 27, 2021

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/25/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

August 25, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/1/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

September 5, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/6/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

October 6, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/13/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

October 14, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/27/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

October 28, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/24/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

November 24, 2021

News & Features

Portrait of a Prison Whistleblower—and His Punishment

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

September 13, 2012

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Maine Reduces Use of Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 25, 2011

News & Features

Maine Cuts Supermax Population, Reforms Solitary Confinement Practices

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 2, 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

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