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prison conditions

Last week, we reported on a group of at least six men incarcerated at Virginia’s notorious Red Onion supermax prison who have burned themselves with makeshift electrical devices in a protest against the isolation in which they had been held for months or even years. Earlier, we reported that two men had lit themselves on […]

Announcements

You Can Help End Torture in U.S. Prisons

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by Jean Casella and Juan Moreno Haines

December 13, 2024

Announcements

The Guardian Marks a Major Milestone for Solitary Watch and Justice in Journalism

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by Jean Casella

December 18, 2023

Projects Ridgeway Reporting Project

Ridgeway Reporting Project Awards Grants to Incarcerated Journalists to Report on U.S. Prison Conditions

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by Jean Casella

June 22, 2023

News & Features

The Word: When Solitary Is Used to Silence

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

January 31, 2023

News & Features

The Word: What Will It Take to End Torture in U.S. Prisons?

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by Jean Casella

December 14, 2022

Projects Ridgeway Reporting Project

Ridgeway Reporting Project Offers Grants to Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Journalists

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by Jean Casella

November 1, 2022

News & Features

The Word: Dismantle Prisons or Improve Conditions? As Someone Inside, I Know We Must Do Both

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by Juan Moreno Haines

October 31, 2022

News & Features

Prison Labor Strike in Alabama: “We Will No Longer Contribute to Our Own Oppression”

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by Jack Denton

May 5, 2016

News & Features

The Human Rights of the Inhumane

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by Carol Schaeffer

April 26, 2016

News & Features

Georgia Prisoners’ Strike: “We locked ourselves down.”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 13, 2010

News & Features

Prison Heat: Hunger Strike Highlights Summer’s Deadly Toll on U.S. Inmates

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 26, 2010

News & Features

Devices of Torture in U.S. Prisons

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

March 22, 2010

News & Features

Johnny Cash: Solitary Man

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 27, 2010

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