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Mental Illness

This article is published in partnership with the Crime Report.   During Tashon’s incarceration, prison staff used one word so often to describe him that it became routine. He heard it while having a breakdown in his cell. He heard it when he requested an appointment with a psychologist or asked to be sent to the […]

News & Features

Incarcerated People of Color with Mental Illness Get Less Treatment and More Solitary Confinement

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by Melat Eskender

April 22, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/6/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

April 6, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/23/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

February 23, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: What My Mother Doesn’t Know

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by Voices from Solitary

November 17, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/6/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

October 6, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/25/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

August 25, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/19/21]

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by Annalena Wolcke

July 23, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

A Month in Solitary [5/3/21]

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by Annalena Wolcke

May 3, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Six Weeks in Solitary [4/5/21]

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by Lizzie Kane

April 6, 2021

News & Features

At San Quentin, the Response to COVID-19 Brings More Isolation and Suffering to People with Mental Illness

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by Juan Moreno Haines

February 11, 2021

Ridgeway Reporting Project

In New York, Few Resources for Solitary Confinement Survivors After Prison

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

February 8, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/18/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 18, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/11/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 11, 2021

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Flashes from Hell

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by Voices from Solitary

January 11, 2021

Ridgeway Reporting Project

Incarcerated Women Are Punished for Their Trauma With Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

December 24, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [12/21/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 21, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/7/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 7, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/30/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 30, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/23/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 23, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/9/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 9, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 2, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/26/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 26, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/19/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 19, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/21/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 24, 2020

Ridgeway Reporting Project

Inside the Hole: Enduring Solitary Confinement in California

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

September 2, 2020

News & Features

Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 1, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/10/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 12, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/6/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 6, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/15/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 15, 2020

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