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n excerpt of the conversation, which has been edited for clarity and length. This interview was published in partnership with The Appeal.

Voices from Solitary

“It’s Like a Slow War, Like a Slow Burn. Like a Slow, Quiet Form of Torture.”

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by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

December 14, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/21/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 24, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 8, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/14/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 14, 2019

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: In My Demise (25 Years and Counting)

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by Voices from Solitary

March 21, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/4/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 4, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/18/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 18, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/18/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 18, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/07/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

September 7, 2014

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Shackled in Solitary: Prisoners with Mental Illness in Michigan’s Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 5, 2012

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