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Mental Illness

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, […]

News & Features

Witnessing the Solitary-to-Cemetery Pipeline

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by Kwaneta Harris

April 25, 2025

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Imagine This

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by Voices from Solitary

April 17, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Trump’s New Director of Federal Prisons Brings a Horrific Record on Prison Conditions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

April 16, 2025

News & Features

Surviving Solitary

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by Sania Tildon

April 4, 2025

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No Exit: Death and Despair in Texas’s “Double-Cell” Solitary Units

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by Jeremy Busby

March 31, 2025

News & Features

The Echo of Isolation: Women in Solitary Confinement in America, Past and Present

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by Kwaneta Harris

March 11, 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

News & Features

Black History Month Is World History Always

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by Juan Moreno Haines and Knowledge Supreme Mind Jackson

February 25, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

New High-Security Unit on Rikers May Violate Solitary Confinement Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

February 19, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Trump Order Will Force Transgender Women to Be Housed in Men’s Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

January 29, 2025

News & Features

Invisible Chains

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by Kwaneta Harris

December 19, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Transgender Women Face Abuse and Solitary in New Jersey and Florida Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

December 18, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Incarcerated People in Virginia Burn Themselves in Protest of Racial Abuse and Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

December 4, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Sexual Abuse, Medical Neglect, and Prolonged Solitary Reported in ICE Facility…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

November 20, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Incarcerated Women Face Solitary for Reporting Sexual Abuse…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

November 6, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

U.S. DOJ Statement Challenges Placing Children in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

October 31, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Incarcerated People Are Forced to Do Dangerous Hurricane Cleanup Work…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

October 23, 2024

News & Features Ridgeway Reporting Project

In Texas Prisons, People with Mental Illness Are Held in Tiny Cages for Days on End

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by Jeremy Busby

October 21, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

People with Mental Illness on Rikers Locked in Solitary and Denied Treatment…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

October 9, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Federal Court Allows Man to Sue Pennsylvania Over 26 Years in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Kilhah St Fort

October 2, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Illinois Lawmakers Advocate for Limits on Solitary Confinement…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

September 25, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Washington Prisons Look to Norway for Solitary Reforms…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Kilhah St Fort

September 18, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Bill Permits Solitary Confinement of Pregnant People in California Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sophia Chang

September 5, 2024

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Struggle Just to Be Myself

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by Voices from Solitary

August 19, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Men Held in Solitary in Massachusetts File Lawsuit Against “Oppressive Conditions”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sophia Chang

July 10, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

After 22 Years in a Solitary Cell, Nevada Man Fights to End the Torture…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Maeve Brennan

June 19, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Hundreds of Doctors Urge Biden to End Solitary in ICE Facilities…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Phoebe Holman

June 5, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Refusing Forced Labor in Prisons Is Punished with Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Phoebe Holman

May 29, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Phoebe Holman

May 22, 2024

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