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• A Time Magazine retrospective reflects on prison conditions 50 years after the Attica Correctional Facility uprising. Heather Ann Thompson, author of the prize-winning book on Attica, Blood in the Water, writes that back in 1971, ending solitary confinement was high on the uprising’s list of demands. Thompson describes that although the uprising’s stated intentions were […]

Seven Days in Solitary

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/15/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/20/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/3/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/17/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/8/21]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [12/29/21]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [1/12/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/19/22]

On Trial for Protesting Conditions in Solitary Confinement: The Case of the Dallas 6

Behind the Pennsylvania Prison Lockdown: Public Health Crisis or Powerplay?

Jailhouse Lawyers Are Often Punished With Solitary Confinement

Man Held in Solitary Confinement for 37 Years Wins Legal Victory in Pennsylvania

After 33 Years in Solitary Confinement, Former Black Panther Russell Shoatz Will Have His Day in Court

Solitary Confinement Leads to Suffering and Suicide in Pennsylvania’s Prisons

Death in Pennsylvania Solitary Confinement Cell Raises Questions

Pennsylvania Prisoner Commits Suicide in Isolation Unit

Pennsylvania Legislators to Hold Hearing on Solitary Confinement

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Hear Testimony on the Torture of Solitary Confinement

Twelve Years in Solitary, and “Still in Illegal Limbo”

Guarding the Fortresses: How Prison Policies Limit Media Access to Solitary Confinement

U.S. DOJ Documents Torturous Treatment in Pennsylvania Solitary Confinement Unit

Law Aimed at Silencing People Convicted of Crimes Is Declared Unconstitutional

Charles Dickens on Solitary Confinement: “Immense Torture and Agony”

How Many Prisoners Are in Solitary Confinement in the United States?

Life and Death in Pennsylvania’s Solitary Confinement Cells

Pennsylvania Prison System Faces Lawsuit Over Suicide of Young Man with Mental Illness

Lawsuit Filed Against Solitary Confinement of 800 “Seriously Mentally Ill” in Pennsylvania

Suicide in Solitary: A Mother Remembers Her Son

Russell Maroon Shoatz: Resisting the “Spiritual Death” of Solitary Confinement