physical abuse/brutality Archives

physical abuse/brutality

“How can we subject prisoners to unnecessary solitary confinement, knowing its effects, and then expect them to return to our communities as whole people?” —Barack Obama addressing the need for solitary confinement reform in 2016. When I was senior editor for San Quentin News, it was rare to find articles in mainstream media outlets showing […]

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physical abuse/brutality

New Book Makes a Powerful Case for Ending Solitary Confinement

American Psychological Association Resolution Calls for Ban on Youth Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Seven Days in Solitary [8/2/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/12/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/7/20]

Voices from Solitary: Flipping the Script

Fourteen Days in Solitary [8/24/20]

Voices from Solitary: What Starts in ADX Stays in ADX

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/15/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/17/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/27/20]

Chicago Jail’s Quest to End Solitary Confinement Is a Work in Progress

Seven Days in Solitary [12/16/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/23/19]

Louisiana on Lockdown: Voices from Louisiana’s Solitary Confinement Cells

Seven Days in Solitary [9/9/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/27/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/7/19]