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The first time I saw a noose made from torn bed sheets, I thought it was a dream. Eight and a half years in solitary confinement have shown me it’s a recurring nightmare. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve pressed my face against cold steel, screaming for help while watching someone’s daughter, sister, […]

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mental health

Witnessing the Solitary-to-Cemetery Pipeline

When Freedom Still Feels Like Prison

Surviving Solitary

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

Voices from Solitary: The Toll Isolation Takes

New Fact Sheet on Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention Warns of Growth Under Trump

Men Were Held in “the Hole” Without Light or Heat in a Pennsylvania Prison…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

New York Mayor Sued for Blocking Solitary Confinement Ban…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Negligence in New Jersey Prison Led to Death at Christmas…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Hunger Strike in a Massachusetts Prison Targets Isolation and Abuse…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Voices from Solitary: What My Mother Doesn’t Know

Seven Days in Solitary [8/11/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/17/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/10/21]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [12/21/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/6/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/5/17]

“Witness to Human Torture”: On Both Sides of the Prison Walls, Social Workers Confront Solitary Confinement

Voices from Solitary: Things I Always Carry With Me

Seven Days in Solitary [08/20/2017]

Seven Days in Solitary [08/13/2017]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/16/2017]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/02/2017]

Agreement Will Reduce Solitary Confinement of Mentally Ill in Oregon Prisons

Seven Days in Solitary [12/27/2015]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/12/2015]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/8/2015]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/23/2014]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/20/13]