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• According to CNN, the cause of 27-year-old Layleen Polanco’s death in June on the transgender “restricted housing unit” at Rikers Island in New York has been revealed as an epileptic seizure. Attorney David Shanies said that Polanco had suffered several seizures at Rikers and corrections officials were aware of her condition. “When an epileptic person […]

Seven Days in Solitary

New Jersey

Seven Days in Solitary [8/5/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/19/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/23/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/16/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/18/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [8/24/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/11/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/1/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/2/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/15/21]

Activists Turn to Lawsuits and Legislation to Fight Solitary Confinement in New Jersey

Three Unforgettable Stories from Inside Solitary Confinement

A Watershed Year in the Movement to Stop Solitary Confinement

Immigrant Detainees Routinely Placed in Solitary Confinement in New Jersey Jail

Bonnie Kerness: Pioneer in the Struggle Against Solitary Confinement

Solitary Deaths in Immigrant Detention Centers

The Hidden History of Solitary Confinement in New Jersey’s Control Units

N.J. Prison Abused Inmates During Month-Long Lockdown

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/7/13]

New from Solitary Watch: Original Videos on Solitary Confinement

A Supermax Prisoner’s Film from Hell