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Mental Illness

New this week from Solitary Watch: In the latest entry in our Voices from Solitary series, James Daly reflects on four and a half decades of incarceration, examining the effects of prolonged solitary confinement on himself and those around him. His piece explores the suffocating nature of restrictive housing, detailing how isolation in supermax prisons, […]

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Mental Illness

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

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

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

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

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

Voices from Solitary: A Struggle Just to Be Myself

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

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

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

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

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

The Deadly Consequences of Mental Illness in Prison…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Georgia Prison in “Flagrant” Violation of Solitary Reforms…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Settlement Reached on Mental Health Treatment at Pennsylvania Jail…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

American Psychological Association Resolution Calls for Ban on Youth Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Report Shows Hundreds of Preventable Deaths in Federal Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Deaf People Face “Pervasive Mistreatment” in Las Vegas Jail…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

New York City Council Moves to Ban Solitary on Rikers…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Voices from Solitary: I Need to Be Alone

Solitary Confinement Punishes Vulnerable People Inside a San Mateo County Jail

Victims of Sexual Assaults by Prison Staff Are Thrown in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

The Agony of Living with Dementia Behind Bars…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Anti-Solitary Bills Advance in California and Nevada…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Kids Locked Up Alone in Filthy Cells at Baltimore County Jail…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Video Exposes Force Feeding at ADX Florence…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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