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• The Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism reports that the Allegheny County Jail has put the entire population on lockdown for 23 hours a day, despite a referendum that banned the use of solitary confinement in the facility. Recently, 174 people in the facility have tested positive for COVID-19. According to Susan McCambell, president of the […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [1/12/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

January 12, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/19/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

January 19, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/17/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

November 18, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/8/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

December 10, 2021

News & Features

City to Sharply Increase Solitary Confinement on Rikers Island

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by Dina Levy and Jean Casella

November 21, 2011

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Solidarity and Solitary: When Unions Clash With Prison Reform

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 21, 2013

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Journalists Barred from Prison Isolation Units

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by James Ridgeway

March 5, 2013

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Transgender Women in New York State Prisons Face Solitary Confinement and Sexual Assault

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by Aviva Stahl

August 7, 2014

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City’s New Corrections Chief, Known for Solitary Confinement Reforms, Faces Steep Challenges on Rikers

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by Aviva Stahl

April 22, 2014

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What Will the Midterms Mean for Solitary Confinement Reform?

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by Katie Rose Quandt

November 9, 2018

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Three Unforgettable Stories from Inside Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 27, 2018

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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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Showtime’s ‘Escape at Dannemora’ Left Out Torture and Abuse

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by Katie Rose Quandt

January 10, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 1, 2020

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Solitary Confinement Is Fueling New York’s Prison Suicide Crisis

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by Joshua Manson

May 29, 2020

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A Watershed Year in the Movement to Stop Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

January 2, 2020

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UPDATE: New York’s Elected Leaders Make Deal That Thwarts Passage of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act

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by Joshua Manson and Jean Casella

June 20, 2019

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On Rikers Island, an End to the Solitary Confinement of Children

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by Emily Sims

October 1, 2014

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Activists Urge U.S. Government to Grant UN Torture Expert Access to New York’s Prisons

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by Marlies Talay

December 9, 2013

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New Audio: Is Solitary Confinement Torture?

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 27, 2012

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