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Massachusetts Department of Corrections

The following account is written by Daniel Holland, who is serving a sentence of life without parole in Massachusetts at MCI Norfolk prison. After eight years of good behavior, he had earned the privilege of a single cell. But his clean disciplinary record was broken when he was placed in solitary confinement after being interrogated […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Prison Staff Tried to Get Me to Betray a Friend Using Isolation and Intimidation

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by Voices from Solitary

January 15, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/1/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 1, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/25/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 25, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 28, 2020

News & Features

Sex-for-Snitching Ring Reported at Massachusetts Prison

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by James Ridgeway

November 2, 2010

News & Features

Massachusetts Department of Correction Gives a Lesson in How to Get Around Solitary Confinement Reforms

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by Katie Rose Quandt

November 20, 2019

News & Features

No Touching Allowed for Many LGBTQ+ People in Prison

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by Lizzie Kane

September 16, 2021

News & Features

Massachusetts Prisoner Who Exposed Sex-for-Snitching Ring Sent to Solitary

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by James Ridgeway

November 18, 2010

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