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Todd Ashker, an organizer of the Pelican Bay hunger strikes and lead plaintiff of a lawsuit that led to significant changes in California’s use of solitary confinement, has been held in solitary for nearly six years since the changes went into effect. Last week, a federal judge ruled that Ashker’s placement in solitary was an […]

Seven Days in Solitary

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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]

Incarcerated Women Are Punished for Their Trauma With Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [12/7/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/30/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/23/20]