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This week’s pick of news and commentary about solitary confinement: Supported by Congress’s recent approval of $45 billion to expand immigrant detention over the next four years, the Trump administration plans to reopen many former prisons and detention centers that were closed due to “concerns about violence, medical neglect, and systemic understaffing.” At one of […]

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ICE Reopens Prisons and Detention Centers Previously Closed Due to Abuse and Neglect…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

In Texas Prisons, Digital Mail Further Isolates Those in Solitary Confinement

Unlocking Hidden Stories of Torture Behind Bars

Five Unforgettable Stories That Built a Bridge Into Darkness

Washington State Prisons Suppress Cultural Awareness Groups

Congress Passes Federal Prisons Oversight Bill…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

The Hell Inside Hell: Solitary Confinement in Texas Hides the Sexual Abuse of Women and Girls

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

Trusted Sources: Why Mainstream Media Needs Incarcerated Voices

5 Reasons to Show Your Support for Solitary Watch Before the Year Ends

Time Is Running Out to Support Solitary Watch’s Work

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

A Message from Our New Editor-in-Chief, Incarcerated Journalist Juan Moreno Haines [Video]

Incarcerated Journalist Juan Moreno Haines Named Editor-in-Chief of Solitary Watch

Voices from Solitary: I Need to Be Alone

Lawsuit Exposes “Unconstitutional, Torturous” Conditions in a Pennsylvania Prison Unit… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Prison Journalists Report at Their Own Risk…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Texas Prisons on Statewide Lockdown…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Voices from Solitary: Freedom of Movement

What It’s Like to Be in Solitary If You Can’t Read…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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

Voices From Solitary: Into the Deep

New York City Ordered to Pay up to $53 Million to Survivors of Solitary… And Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Five Unforgettable Stories from Inside Solitary Confinement

Ridgeway Reporting Project Offers Grants to Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Journalists

Here in San Quentin, I See Why Solitary Confinement Must End

The Word: The Art of Changing Hearts and Minds on Solitary Confinement

In Prison, the Work of Journalism Is Challenging but Essential

The Word: In Prison, We Face Epidemics of Isolation and Neglect on Top of COVID-19