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New this week from Solitary Watch: In the most recent edition of Voices from Solitary, incarcerated artist and activist Timothy Young writes about his struggles living on California’s Death Row. According to Young, life on Death Row often entails frequent lockdowns, strip searches, and handcuffing whenever a person leaves their cell. Throughout the essay, Young […]

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Sara Vogel

September 13, 2023

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Freedom of Movement

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by Voices from Solitary

September 11, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Sara Vogel

August 10, 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

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Into the Deep

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by Voices from Solitary

May 30, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Sara Vogel

April 26, 2023

News & Features

Five Unforgettable Stories from Inside Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

December 8, 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

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

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by Juan Moreno Haines

October 25, 2022

News & Features

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

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by Jean Casella

August 3, 2022

News & Features

In Prison, the Work of Journalism Is Challenging but Essential

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by Juan Moreno Haines

July 14, 2022

News & Features

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

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by Juan Moreno Haines

June 30, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Living on Deathwatch

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by Voices from Solitary

May 16, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Positive Delusions

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by Voices from Solitary

May 11, 2022

Ridgeway Reporting Project

Inside the Underground Economy of Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

February 24, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/27/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

October 28, 2021

Voices from Solitary

Back-to-School Resource: Reading/ Teaching Guide for “Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement”

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by Jean Casella

September 13, 2021

Voices from Solitary

“Ready to Return to Humanity” After 34 Years in Solitary Confinement

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by Voices from Solitary

March 29, 2021

Ridgeway Reporting Project

Incarcerated Women Are Punished for Their Trauma With Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

December 24, 2020

Voices from Solitary

The View from Badger Yard: Surviving in San Quentin with COVID-19

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by Juan Moreno Haines

November 25, 2020

Ridgeway Reporting Project

Digging Our Way Out of the Hole: Keeping Prisons Safe Without Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

October 14, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/28/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 29, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/21/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 24, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/14/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 17, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 8, 2020

News & Features

Struggling to Survive at San Quentin: “We Are Dying in Here”

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by Juan Moreno Haines

August 14, 2020

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: What Starts in ADX Stays in ADX

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by Voices from Solitary

July 28, 2020

News & Features

“Man Down:” Left in the Hole at San Quentin During a Coronavirus Crisis

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by Juan Moreno Haines

July 7, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 11, 2020

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