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Mental Illness

This week’s pick of news and commentary about solitary confinement: A lengthy feature in the New York Times explores how prisons and jails across the United States have become the nation’s largest providers of inpatient mental health treatment. It’s estimated that 200,000 to 300,000 currently incarcerated people have a serious mental illness, which is ten […]

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Sara Vogel

May 8, 2024

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

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by Sara Vogel

May 2, 2024

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

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by Sara Vogel

March 27, 2024

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

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by Sara Vogel

March 13, 2024

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

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by Sara Vogel

February 21, 2024

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Deaf People Face “Pervasive Mistreatment” in Las Vegas Jail…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

January 17, 2024

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Negligence in New Jersey Prison Led to Death at Christmas…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

December 27, 2023

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

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by Sara Vogel

December 20, 2023

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: I Need to Be Alone

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by Voices from Solitary

November 7, 2023

News & Features

Solitary Confinement Punishes Vulnerable People Inside a San Mateo County Jail

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by James Anderson

October 12, 2023

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

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by Sara Vogel

August 30, 2023

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

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by Sara Vogel

August 16, 2023

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

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by Sara Vogel

June 8, 2023

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

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by Mirilla Zhu

March 22, 2023

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

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by Mirilla Zhu

March 15, 2023

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/21/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

December 22, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/14/22]

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by Caitlin Konya

December 15, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/16/2022]

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by Caitlin Konya

November 16, 2022

Projects SW Fact Sheets

New Fact Sheet Documents the Psychological Effects of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

November 15, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/22/22]

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by Caitlin Konya

September 22, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/24/22]

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by Caitlin Konya

August 24, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/6/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

July 6, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/29/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

June 29, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Solitary Poems

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by Voices from Solitary

June 23, 2022

SW Fact Sheets

New Solitary Watch Fact Sheet Series Launches with “Racism and Solitary Confinement”

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by Jean Casella

June 15, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Holler with Haiku

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by Voices from Solitary

June 9, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/1/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

June 1, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

May 4, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/27/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

April 27, 2022

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