physical abuse/brutality Archives

physical abuse/brutality

New this week from Solitary Watch: William Blake lived in solitary confinement for 34 years while incarcerated in the New York state prison system, an experience he wrote in the viral essay “A Sentence Worse Than Death.” In 2021, he was released into the general population without receiving any transitional support or mental health treatment […]

Seven Days in Solitary

physical abuse/brutality

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]

“I Hope Our Daughters Will Not Be Punished”

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]