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This week’s pick of news and commentary about solitary confinement: The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has some of the most extensive restrictions on the types of texts available to incarcerated people. Beyond their bans on nearly 10,000 books, the TDCJ recently refused to allow Lupe Constante access to a copy of his own […]

Seven Days in Solitary

People in Solitary in Texas Are Banned from Reading the Book They Wrote…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

October 16, 2024

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Pregnant Women in Prison Face Abuse and Isolation…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sophia Chang

August 7, 2024

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NYC Mayor Issues “Emergency Order” to Block New Solitary Confinement Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week 

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by Maeve Brennan

July 31, 2024

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Texas Prisons Are “Hell on Earth”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Phoebe Holman

May 22, 2024

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Ninety Percent of Incarcerated Transgender People Report Experiencing Solitary Confinement…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

April 10, 2024

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/22/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

June 23, 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

Solitary Confinement: Too Controversial for Costco

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 13, 2013

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