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Mecklenburg County

• The Charlotte Observer reported that 39-year-old Kenneth Wayne Bigham committed suicide only days after being placed in solitary confinement at Mecklenburg County Jail in North Carolina, where no visitors, phone calls, or books are allowed, with the exception of religious material. A spokesperson for the NC ACLU said, “This tragedy is a terrible reminder […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/20/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 20, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/12/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

March 12, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [01/01/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 1, 2017

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