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Mental Illness

Videos of California prison guards pumping pepper spray into the cells of prisoners – some of whom were naked and screaming, all of whom suffer from mental illness – and then forcibly extracting them from their cells were shown at trial in a federal court room in Sacramento on Tuesday. The trial, part of a federal case […]

News & Features

Videos Show Abuse of Mentally Ill in California Prisons

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by Lisa Dawson

October 4, 2013

News & Features

Inside ADX Supermax: “A Bloody Nightmare”

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 12, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

A Month in Solitary [8/31/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

September 4, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Everyone Needs a Friend

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by Voices from Solitary

August 21, 2013

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Suicide of California Hunger Strike Participant Draws National Attention to a Broken System

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 30, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/28/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

July 28, 2013

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What Solitary Confinement Does to the Brain

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 11, 2013

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Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/7/13]

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 7, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/16/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

June 15, 2013

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Records Show Excessive Use of Force at Colorado Supermax

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by Lisa Dawson

June 15, 2013

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Suicide in Solitary: A Mother Remembers Her Son

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 11, 2013

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U.S. DOJ Documents Torturous Treatment in Pennsylvania Solitary Confinement Unit

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

June 10, 2013

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Board of Correction Votes Against Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York City Jails

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by Cat Guzman and Jean Casella

June 7, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/2/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

June 2, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/12/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

May 12, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

May 4, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4.27.13]

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by Lisa Dawson

April 27, 2013

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Judge Refuses to Dismiss Federal Supermax Lawsuits

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 25, 2013

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New Video: Dr. Terry Kupers on Solitary Confinement and Mental Health

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by Lisa Dawson

April 24, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4.20.13]

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by Jean Casella

April 20, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4.12.13]

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by Lisa Dawson

April 12, 2013

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“Systemic Failures Persist” in California Prison Mental Health Care, Judge Rules

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by Sal Rodriguez

April 8, 2013

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Video Shows Maine Prisoner with Mental Illness Brutally Subdued by Guards

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by Lisa Dawson

April 5, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4.4.13]

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by Lisa Dawson

April 4, 2013

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Thirty Days in Solitary

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 30, 2013

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Lawsuit Filed Against Solitary Confinement of 800 “Seriously Mentally Ill” in Pennsylvania

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by Sal Rodriguez

March 18, 2013

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New Mexico Man Gets $15.5 Million for His Two-Year Ordeal in Solitary

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by Beth Broyles

March 17, 2013

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A Preventable Death in an Arizona Prison

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

March 9, 2013

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Montana Legislature Considers Solitary Confinement Reform

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 25, 2013

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