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New York Civil Liberties Union

This article was published in collaboration with The Appeal. On the eve of Election Day 1994, Patrick Proctor and three other men escaped from the close supervision unit at Shawangunk Correctional Facility in upstate New York. It was the first escape in the prison’s eight-year history. They did not get far. State police initiated a manhunt […]

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Indefinite Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons Is Finally Put to the Test

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by Joshua Manson

June 3, 2019

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How the New Settlement Will—and Will Not—Change Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons (Redux)

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by Jean Casella

April 4, 2016

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How the Landmark Settlement Will—and Will Not—Change Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons  

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by Jean Casella

December 18, 2015

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Unlock the Box: The Fight Against Solitary Confinement in New York

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 2, 2012

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NYCLU to Host Meeting on Solitary Confinement in New York State

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 18, 2012

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