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New this week from Solitary Watch: In an op-ed originally published in the Los Angeles Times, Solitary Watch contributor Edwin E. Chavzs, describes the dilemma he faces as an incarcerated immigrant: apply for parole and face deportation or remain incarcerated. Currently held at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center,  Chavez previously spent many years in solitary confinement, […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Incarcerated Immigrant Chooses U.S. Prison Over Deportation to a “Virtual Death Sentence”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Lizzie Twardock

March 18, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/16/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 16, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/2/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 2, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/26/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 26, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/10/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 10, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/29/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 29, 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

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/18/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 18, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/16/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 16, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/16/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 16, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/8/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 8, 2018

News & Features

How the Supreme Court Handed Trump a Free Pass for Discrimination and Abuse Against Detainees

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by Joshua Manson

July 12, 2017

News & Features

New Campaign Highlights Post-9/11 Civil and Human Rights Abuses on American Soil

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by Aviva Stahl

January 13, 2014

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