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New this week from Solitary Watch: The latest appeal in our annual fundraising campaign describes the “soul-crushing loneliness of solitary confinement,” and points out that “the more than 100,000 people currently in solitary in prisons and jails are victims of the largest incidence of mass torture in the United States today.” Solitary Watch is working […]

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North Carolina

Prison Overcrowding and “Understaffing” Spur Rise in Use of Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Pregnant Women in ICE Detention Face Isolation, Shackling, and Medical Neglect…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Trump’s Policies Throw Lives of Incarcerated People into Chaos…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Suicides in North Carolina Prisons Linked to Use of Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Trump’s New Director of Federal Prisons Brings a Horrific Record on Prison Conditions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

ACLU Sues ICE for Transparency on Solitary Confinement Rules…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Incarcerated People in Virginia Burn Themselves in Protest of Racial Abuse and Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

People with Mental Illness on Rikers Locked in Solitary and Denied Treatment…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Protests Against Long-Term Solitary Continue in Virginia…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

U.S. Use of Solitary Defies International Treaty, UN Finds…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Lawsuit Exposes “Unconstitutional, Torturous” Conditions in a Pennsylvania Prison Unit… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

No Decrease in Solitary Use in Federal Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Texas Prisons on Statewide Lockdown…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

What It’s Like to Be in Solitary If You Can’t Read…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

House Democrats Introduce Legislation Banning Solitary in Federal Facilities… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Leader Held in Solitary for Six More Years…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

Hunger Strike Against Solitary in Texas Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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