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Marcy Correctional Facility

New this week from Solitary Watch: When JD was arrested and placed in solitary confinement, her body was “still healing from a difficult labor, still bleeding, still adjusting after birth, still overwhelmed by the hormonal storm that every mother endures in those first fragile weeks.” Despite exhibiting signs of postpartum depression and aggravated symptoms of […]

News & Features

Pregnant Women in ICE Detention Face Isolation, Shackling, and Medical Neglect…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

October 29, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

In “The Alabama Solution,” Incarcerated Filmmakers Face Punishment for Exposing the Truth…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Emily Engel

October 15, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

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

Seven Days in Solitary

On Rikers Island, People with Mental Illness Are “Deadlocked” in Cells for Months…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Lena Massengale

July 2, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/9/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

October 9, 2016

News & Features

NY Prison System Opens Unit for Mentally Ill

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 30, 2009

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