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The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • Terrence Pendergrass, a former captain at Rikers Island, was sentenced to five years in prison for violating the civil rights of an inmate who died under his watch. Jason […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/21/15]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 21, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: My Tranz Brothers and Sisters Are There, Boxed

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by Voices from Solitary

February 2, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Cycle of Despair

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by Voices from Solitary

January 5, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Sentence Worse Than Death

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by Voices from Solitary

December 25, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/16/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

November 16, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Is It Normal to Think That?

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by Voices from Solitary

November 15, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Mouse and a Murderer

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by Voices from Solitary

October 7, 2014

News & Features

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

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by Emily Sims

October 1, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: At War With My Own Self

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by Voices from Solitary

September 30, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/14]

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by Lisa Dawson

August 31, 2014

News & Features

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

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by Aviva Stahl

August 7, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Cruel and Unusual Punishment for Transgender Women

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by Voices from Solitary

August 7, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/13/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 13, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/8/14]

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by Jean Casella

June 8, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/25/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 25, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/18/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 18, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 11, 2014

News & Features

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

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Double Celling

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by Voices from Solitary

April 16, 2014

News & Features

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

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/24/13]

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by Jean Casella

November 24, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Welcome to the SHU

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by Voices from Solitary

November 16, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Solitary Confinement’s Invisible Scars

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by Voices from Solitary

October 31, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: The Loneliest Place in the World

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by Voices from Solitary

June 3, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “You Are Solitary Confinement”

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by Voices from Solitary

May 1, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Sentence Worse Than Death

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by Voices from Solitary

March 11, 2013

News & Features

Journalists Barred from Prison Isolation Units

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by James Ridgeway

March 5, 2013

News & Features

Solidarity and Solitary: When Unions Clash With Prison Reform

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 21, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Disciplined Into Madness and Death

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by Voices from Solitary

February 18, 2013

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