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Malika Henderson is a 30-year-old incarcerated abolitionist from North Philadelphia. Henderson has been incarcerated for 12 years, including nine years in solitary confinement at various times. In addition to utilizing every means available to elevate herself while behind bars, Henderson stands up for the human rights of her fellow incarcerated women and fights to end […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Fighting for Everyone’s Liberation

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by Voices from Solitary

July 7, 2025

News & Features

Beyond The Rainbow: Remembering Our Most Forgotten

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by Kwaneta Harris

June 26, 2025

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Crawling Out of the Darkness, Part 2

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by Voices from Solitary

May 23, 2025

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Crawling Out of the Darkness, Part 1

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by Voices from Solitary

May 22, 2025

News & Features

Witnessing the Solitary-to-Cemetery Pipeline

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by Kwaneta Harris

April 25, 2025

News & Features

Surviving Solitary

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by Sania Tildon

April 4, 2025

News & Features

When Freedom Still Feels Like Prison

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by Sania Tildon

April 4, 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

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: The Toll Isolation Takes

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by Voices from Solitary

February 21, 2025

Projects SW Fact Sheets

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

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by Jean Casella

February 6, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Kilhah St Fort

December 26, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Kilhah St Fort

December 11, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Sara Vogel

December 27, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Sara Vogel

October 26, 2023

Voices from Solitary

Brandon Green, Chronicler of Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 11, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Suffering at the Hands of Other Human Beings

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by Voices from Solitary

February 4, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Things I Always Carry With Me

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by Voices from Solitary

September 14, 2017

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: What My Mother Doesn’t Know

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by Voices from Solitary

November 17, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/20/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

October 20, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/23/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

November 23, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/8/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 8, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/12/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 12, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [08/20/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 20, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/02/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 2, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/16/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 16, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [08/13/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 13, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/5/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 5, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/6/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 10, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [12/21/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 21, 2020

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