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This account, from the American Civil Liberties Union’s “Blog of Rights,” includes a link to the ACLU’s full statement to the UN on solitary confinement in the United States, as well as to the report by UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan Mendez. The ACLU’s Amy Fettig appeared before the U.N. Human Rights Council today to condemn the […]

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UN Human Rights Council Considers Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons

Illinois Governor Proposes Closing Controversial Tamms Supermax Prison

Federal Judge: Extended Solitary Confinement Causes “Lasting Psychological Damage and Emotional Harm”

Lawsuit Challenges South Carolina’s Use of Solitary Confinement on Prisoners with Mental Illness

“The Gray Box”: Must-Read Article (Plus Video) on Solitary Confinement in America

The Guantánamos Next Door

Solitary Confinement in Virginia’s Prisons

New Video: National Religious Campaign Against Torture Takes a Stand on Solitary Confinement

Solitary Confinement on Rikers Island: An Interview with the Prisoners Rights Project

New York State Lawmakers Hold Hearings on Solitary Confinement Reforms, Spike in Prison Suicide Rate

Reducing Solitary Confinement in Maine

New Study: Solitary Confinement Overused in Colorado

New Fact Sheet on Solitary Confinement and the Law

Oregon Converts Supermax Unit to Treat Prisoners With Mental Illness

“Pawns in a Failed Experiment”: Testimony of Dr. Craig Haney on Solitary Confinement

“Toxic Conditions”: Testimony of Dr. Terry Kupers on Solitary Confinement

“The Destruction of the Human Spirit”: Testimony of Rev. William McGarvey on Solitary Confinement

Solitary Watch Fact Sheet: Psychological Effects of Solitary Confinement

Doctors Prescribe Cure for “Epidemic of Mass Incarceration”

Maine Cuts Supermax Population, Reforms Solitary Confinement Practices

Mentally Ill Inmate Starves to Death in Utah Jail

Upcoming Forum in New York on Solitary Confinement in State Prisons

Supreme Court Takes the “Radical” Stance That Prisoners Are Human Beings

Colorado Lawmakers Present Weakened Version of Solitary Confinement Bill

Prisoner with Mental Illness Locked in Solitary Filth in Private Jail

Tolerating Torture

Bill to Limit Solitary Confinement Introduced in Colorado Legislature

ACLU Takes a Strong Stand Against Solitary Confinement

The Brutality of Supermax Confinement