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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 […]

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You Can Help End Torture in U.S. Prisons

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by Jean Casella and Juan Moreno Haines

December 13, 2024

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The Word: When Solitary Is Used to Silence

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

January 31, 2023

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

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by Jean Casella

December 14, 2022

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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

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Voices From Solitary: Among the Blood of Last Year’s June

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January 20, 2022

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Massachusetts Prisoners Sent to Solitary After Meeting with State Legislators About Prison Reform

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May 24, 2016

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Pat Nolan’s Evangelical Prison Reform

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by James Ridgeway

August 8, 2013

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Solidarity and Solitary: When Unions Clash With Prison Reform

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 21, 2013

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