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Originally published in Issue 3 of the Social Workers Against Solitary Confinement newsletter End Solitary!, the following account was written by Tracey Morgan, who was first sent to jail as a teenager. At age 21, upon her arrival at Maryland Correctional Institution for Women (MCIW), Morgan was placed in solitary confinement. The reason, she says, was that she cried […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Double Jeopardy

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by Voices from Solitary

September 9, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/19/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 19, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/29/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 29, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/24/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 24, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/13/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 13, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/19/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 19, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/22/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 22, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/27/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

September 27, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/20/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

September 20, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/26/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 26, 2015

News & Features

In a Maryland Jail, Teens Charged As Adults Face Isolation and Neglect

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by Aviva Stahl

June 17, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Mind Blowing Because I’m a Kid”

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by Voices from Solitary

April 7, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/7/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 6, 2014

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