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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 […]

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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

Voices from Solitary: Living on Deathwatch

Voices From Solitary: Positive Delusions

Inside the Underground Economy of Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [10/27/21]

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

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

Incarcerated Women Are Punished for Their Trauma With Solitary Confinement

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

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

Seven Days in Solitary [9/28/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/21/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/14/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/20]

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

Voices from Solitary: What Starts in ADX Stays in ADX

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

Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/20]