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Presumably spurred by the growing attention to solitary confinement, Corrections Corporation of America has produced a promotional piece on how it is “strategically serving” those it places in solitary. The article, which appeared recently in the companies online publication InsideCCA, claims that the company is “Thinking Outside the Box” when it comes to the use […]

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Private Prison Giant CCA Weighs in on Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [3/9/14]

Way Down in the Hole: Senate Hearing Challenges Solitary Confinement for Some, But Not All

Doing “Bing Time”: Memories of a Mental Health Worker in Rikers Island’s Solitary Confinement Unit

Lawsuit Secures New Limits on Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons

Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part I

Seven Days in Solitary [2/9/14]

New York Lawmakers Introduce Bill to End Long-Term Solitary Confinement

Prison Health Care: Is the American Health Profession Ignoring a Human Rights Issue Hiding in Plain Sight?

Seven Days in Solitary [1/26/14]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/19/13]

As New York City Jails Amend Their Solitary Confinement Practices, Abuses on Rikers Island Continue

Seven Days in Solitary [1/12/13]

Mentally Ill in South Carolina’s Prisons Suffer Decades of Abuse and Neglect

Voices from Solitary: “This Massive Mind-Fuck Machine”

Seven Days in Solitary [12/29/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/22/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/15/13]

Women in Solitary Confinement: “The Isolation Degenerates Us Into Madness”

Seven Days in Solitary [11/24/13]

Federal Bureau of Prisons Details Plans for Limited “Audit” of Solitary Confinement Practices

Seven Days in Solitary [11/17/13]

In States That “Reduce” Their Use of Solitary Confinement, Suffering Continues for Those Left Behind

Seven Days in Solitary [11/10/13]

New Report Criticizes Use of Solitary Confinement in New Mexico Prisons and Jails

Reports Condemn Solitary Confinement in New York City’s Jails, As Officials Weigh Its Future

Seven Days in Solitary [11/3/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/20/13]

Under Fire, Federal Bureau of Prisons Audits Use of Solitary Confinement—and Buys a New Supermax Prison