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prison whistleblowers

New this week from Solitary Watch:  “The High Cost of Solitary” is the eleventh in Solitary Watch’s series of fact sheets that offer information, analysis, and resources on a variety of topics related to solitary confinement. Depending on the facility, solitary units cost between tens and hundreds of millions of dollars per year—approximately three times […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Immigrants “Unnecessarily” Held in Solitary at ICE’s Largest Detention Facility…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

November 12, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/9/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 9, 2018

News & Features

“Witness to Human Torture”: On Both Sides of the Prison Walls, Social Workers Confront Solitary Confinement

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 3, 2017

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Portrait of a Prison Whistleblower—and His Punishment

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

September 13, 2012

News & Features

Maine Prison Whistleblower Exiled and Isolated

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 3, 2011

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