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New this week from Solitary Watch:  In an article co-published by The Appeal, Solitary Watch’s Katie Rose Quandt and Maeve Brennan report on the “dangerous, barbaric conditions” at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), a federal jail in Brooklyn. Lockdowns emulating solitary confinement have become increasingly frequent in response to rising violence at the facility. The […]

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

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by Surina Venkat

July 9, 2025

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

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by Francisco Rodriguez

June 5, 2025

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

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by Francisco Rodriguez

April 16, 2025

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

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by Djamilah Diabate

February 12, 2025

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

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by Francisco Rodriguez

December 4, 2024

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

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by Francisco Rodriguez

October 9, 2024

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

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by Sara Vogel

January 10, 2024

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

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by Sara Vogel and Valerie Kiebala

November 29, 2023

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

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 6, 2023

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

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by Sara Vogel

September 20, 2023

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

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by Sara Vogel

September 13, 2023

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

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by Sara Vogel

August 10, 2023

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

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by Sara Vogel

August 2, 2023

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Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Leader Held in Solitary for Six More Years…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

March 9, 2023

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

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by Mirilla Zhu

February 15, 2023

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

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by Mirilla Zhu

January 12, 2023

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/12/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

October 12, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/6/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

July 6, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/1/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

June 1, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/16/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 16, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/29/16]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 29, 2016

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/23/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

February 23, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/5/14]

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by Abby Taskier

January 5, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/16/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

November 16, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/07/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

December 7, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/12/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 12, 2015

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/26/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 26, 2015

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/16/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 16, 2015

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/30/2015]

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by Garrett Zehr

August 30, 2015

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