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Guest Post by Angad Bhalla Angad Bhalla is the director of Herman’s House, a documentary film that examines the injustice of solitary confinement by exploring the creative journey and friendship between artist Jackie Sumell and Herman Wallace. Forty-one years ago today, Wallace was placed in solitary confinement following the murder of a corrections officer at Louisiana’s […]

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To See or Not to See: Capturing Herman Wallace’s 41 Years in Solitary

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

April 17, 2013

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Lessons from Solitary

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

June 3, 2010

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Confronting Torture in U.S. Prisons: A Q&A With Solitary Watch

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 17, 2011

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Solitary Watch Watches National Geographic’s Experiment in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 2, 2010

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Solitary Watchers Named 2012 Soros Justice Fellows

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 3, 2012

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“The Gray Box”: Upcoming New York Event on Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

March 9, 2012

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Illinois Governor Proposes Closing Controversial Tamms Supermax Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 22, 2012

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California Bill Would Increase Media Access to Prisoners

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 6, 2012

City Responds on Emergency Plans for Rikers Island

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 31, 2011

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Washington Post Takes a Stand Against the “Invisible Brutality That Is Solitary Confinement”

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

August 22, 2011

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New from Solitary Watch: Original Videos on Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

August 16, 2011

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New York Times Heeds a Cry from the Depths of Pelican Bay Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 2, 2011

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Statements from Human Rights and Civil Rights Groups Support Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 21, 2011

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Solitary Watch Fact Sheet: Psychological Effects of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 4, 2011

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DSK’s “Tiny” Cell Was Spacious by U.S. Solitary Confinement Standards

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 28, 2011

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Congressional Briefing on Solitary Confinement to Take Place This Week

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 4, 2011

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Isolation Units Within U.S. Prisons: CCR Panel Discussion in San Francisco

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 1, 2011

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Growing Resistance to the Solitary Confinement of Bradley Manning

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 17, 2011

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More New Resources on Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 13, 2011

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Online Journalism / Social Media Internships at Solitary Watch

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 30, 2011

James Ridgeway Interviewed on Release of Scott Sisters

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by Jean Casella

December 31, 2010

After 16 Years Behind Bars for an $11 Robbery, the Scott Sisters Will Be Free at Last

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by James Ridgeway

December 29, 2010

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Georgia Prisoners’ Strike: “We locked ourselves down.”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 13, 2010

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Solitary Watch to Be Featured at Torture Awareness Campaign

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 1, 2010

A Chance at Freedom for the Scott Sisters?

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

September 22, 2010

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Obama and Bureau of Prisons Lowball Supermax Costs

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 3, 2010

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Judge Rules Procedures at Tamms Supermax Violate Constitution

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 21, 2010

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Solitary Watch Milestones

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

September 25, 2010

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“Never in the Civilised World Have So Many Been Locked Up for So Little”

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

August 1, 2010

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