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Mental Illness

The following essay comes from Sara Rodrigues, formerly imprisoned at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison for women in Westchester, New York, and now further upstate at Albion. When Sara was sent to prison at the age of 16, she found her friend D there as well. Both Sara and D had life-long struggles with mental health, and […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Disciplined Into Madness and Death

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by Voices from Solitary

February 18, 2013

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Utah Supermax Prisoners Report Being “Treated Like an Animal”

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 15, 2013

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New Article in Fortune News: “Suffering in Solitary”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 12, 2013

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“Sick and in Solitary” on Rikers Island

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 6, 2013

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Suicide in Solitary: The Life and Death of Armando Cruz (Part 2)

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 18, 2013

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Suicide in Solitary: The Life and Death of Armando Cruz (Part 1)

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 17, 2013

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Indiana’s Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Violates Constitution

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 15, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Brandon Green, Chronicler of Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 11, 2013

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Mentally Ill Utah Prisoner Sentenced to 20 Days in Solitary for Not Moving Cup Fast Enough

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by Sal Rodriguez

December 13, 2012

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Mentally Ill Man Dies, Injured and Alone, in a Tulsa Jail Cell

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 5, 2012

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Solitary Confinement in North Carolina

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 2, 2012

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“I Write, Read, Cry, Sleep and Beg for Death”: Life In Utah’s Supermax

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 25, 2012

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“Waiting For The World To Give Us A Reason To Live”: Solitary Confinement in Utah

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 24, 2012

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Federal Government Seeks Dismissal of Supermax Suicide Lawsuit

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 25, 2012

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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Hear Testimony on the Torture of Solitary Confinement

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by Hannah Taleb

September 22, 2012

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Scientists Discover How Social Isolation Damages Young Brains

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 18, 2012

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“Total Isolation”: Solitary Confinement in Oregon

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 11, 2012

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Solitary Confinement: New York’s Hidden Problem

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 6, 2012

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Texas Hearing Finds Prisoners Released from Solitary Directly to the Streets

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 5, 2012

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Judge Rules Against Colorado Supermax That Keeps Prisoners Indoors for Years

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 30, 2012

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New Report Examines the Hardships of Life After Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 10, 2012

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Federal Prisons Chief Sends Memo Urging Prisoners Not to Kill Themselves

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 4, 2012

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Pennsylvania Prisoner Commits Suicide in Isolation Unit

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 3, 2012

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Suicide in Solitary: The Death of Alex Machado

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 24, 2012

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“New York’s Black Sites”: New Article About Solitary Confinement in State Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 12, 2012

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Demonstrators Protest Solitary Confinement and Brutality in New York City’s Jails

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by Shae Cali

July 10, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “No Human Being Should Be Treated This Way”

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by Voices from Solitary

July 9, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: High Tech Brutality

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by Voices from Solitary

June 28, 2012

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Lawsuit Challenges Conditions at ADX Federal Supermax

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by Shae Cali

June 25, 2012

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