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Mental Illness

• The New York Times reported that the number of people held in solitary confinement in New York City jails has remained largely the same since 2017, despite a steady decrease in the jails’ overall population. Mayor Bill de Blasio has pushed for a reduction in the use of solitary confinement, since the death of […]

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

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/15/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 15, 2020

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Satan’s Domain

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by Voices from Solitary

June 12, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [6/8/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 8, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/18/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 19, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 4, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/27/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 29, 2020

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Coronavirus Panic in a Quarantined Washington State Prison

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by Voices from Solitary

April 22, 2020

News & Features

Local Jails Were Death Traps Even Before COVID-19. The Pandemic Demands Sweeping—and Permanent—Change.

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by Jean Casella and Katie Rose Quandt

April 13, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/6/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 10, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [3/30/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 31, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/16/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 16, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/9/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 9, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/2/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 2, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/24/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 24, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/17/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 17, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/10/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 10, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/3/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 3, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/27/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 27, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/20/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 20, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/13/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 13, 2020

News & Features

Chicago Jail’s Quest to End Solitary Confinement Is a Work in Progress

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 6, 2020

News & Features

A Watershed Year in the Movement to Stop Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

January 2, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/30/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 30, 2019

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