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This week’s pick of news and commentary about solitary confinement: Testimonies of people incarcerated all over Texas reveal horrifying conditions, long stays in solitary, and evidence of widespread abuse from correctional officers. Incarcerated people describe being kept in solitary confinement cells no bigger than a bathroom 22 to 24 hours a day in extreme heat. […]

Seven Days in Solitary

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Texas Prisons Are “Hell on Earth”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Incarcerated Children Face Isolation, Abuse, and Scorching Heat…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Washington Post Renounces “Double-Celled Solitary” and “Suicide Watch”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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

Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Leader Held in Solitary for Six More Years…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

New Fact Sheet Documents the Psychological Effects of Solitary Confinement

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

Seven Days in Solitary [4/27/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/23/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/9/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/16/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/3/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/27/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/13/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/6/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/22/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/9/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/25/21]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [5/31/21]

A Month in Solitary [5/3/21]

At San Quentin, the Response to COVID-19 Brings More Isolation and Suffering to People with Mental Illness

In New York, Few Resources for Solitary Confinement Survivors After Prison

Seven Days in Solitary [1/25/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/18/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/11/20]

Voices from Solitary: Flashes from Hell

Seven Days in Solitary [1/4/20]

D.C. Jail: From Hellhole to Hotspot

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/20]