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New from Solitary Watch: A groundbreaking joint report from Solitary Watch and the advocacy coalition Unlock the Box shows that at least 122,840 people are locked daily in solitary confinement in U.S. prisons and jails for 22 or more hours a day. Previous reports have offered an incomplete picture of how extensively the discredited practice […]

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Calculating Torture: Most Accurate Report to Date Finds 122K People in Solitary… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Post-Traumatic Prison Disorder Could Impact Millions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

The Solitary Confinement Law Everyone Is Watching

New York City Ordered to Pay up to $53 Million to Survivors of Solitary… And Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Federal Court Orders Arizona to End Its “Unconstitutional” Use of Solitary… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

John Oliver Covers Solitary Confinement; Texas Lawmakers Seek to Undermine Independent Investigation of Jail Deaths…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Video Exposes Force Feeding at ADX Florence…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Abusive Federal “Double Solitary” Unit Closes…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Staff Accused of Starting “Fight Club” at New Jersey Prison…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Use of Solitary in Federal Prisons Increases Under Biden… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

“Unrelenting” Solitary on Federal Death Row Alleged to Violate Constitution…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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The Word: Torture Before Trial

Seven Days in Solitary [9/28/22]

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These Labor Unions Are Fighting to Keep Solitary Confinement

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