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Fifteen years ago, JD was incarcerated in a Pennsylvania jail while experiencing postpartum symptoms. Despite having given birth less than a month prior, she was placed in solitary confinement. Now, as a board member of a non-profit that provides services for justice-impacted women, JD knows all too well how often incarcerated women’s needs and struggles […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Postpartum in a Cage

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by Voices from Solitary

October 21, 2025

News & Features

The Shape-Shifting Face of Solitary Confinement: A Prison Hospital’s Dark Truth

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by Kwaneta Harris

October 14, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Lawsuit by HIV-Positive Transgender Woman Leads to Policy Change on Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Isadora Evers

August 27, 2025

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: My Darkest Night in Solitary Gave Me the Strength to Fight Back 

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by Voices from Solitary

March 6, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Prison Staff Charged in Dehydration Death of Michigan Man; New Film on Solitary in Texas…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Abigail Gorman

June 28, 2023

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “As Real As It Honestly and Truthfully Gets”

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by Voices from Solitary

August 12, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/15/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

December 20, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/29/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

September 30, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/9/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

September 12, 2021

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Postcards From a Prison Pandemic

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by Voices from Solitary

July 1, 2020

News & Features

Prisons’ Use of Solitary Confinement Explodes with the COVID-19 Pandemic, While Advocates Push for Alternatives

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by Jean Casella and Katie Rose Quandt

April 10, 2020

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Solitary Confinement, Jail Deaths Rock Race for Sheriff in California

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by Victoria Law

October 29, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/4/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 4, 2018

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