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Born and raised outside of Washington, DC, Chris Wilson is a formerly incarcerated author, artist, advocate, and entrepreneur. At the age of 17, Wilson was sentenced to life in prison, and, over the next 16 years, spent over 117 days in solitary confinement.

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

Voices from Solitary

Three Ways to Reach Out to People in Actual Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 7, 2020

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Message from a Solitary Confinement Survivor for People Under Self-Quarantine

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by Voices from Solitary

April 29, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 22, 2020

Ridgeway Reporting Project

In San Quentin, Getting the Flu Can Land You in Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

March 5, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/14/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 14, 2019

News & Features

Book Bans Reveal What Prison Officials Ignore and What They Fear

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

September 26, 2019

SW Reports

Louisiana on Lockdown: The History of Solitary Confinement in Louisiana

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by Katie Rose Quandt

September 12, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/13/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 15, 2019

Ridgeway Reporting Project

14 Journalists Awarded Grants from the Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

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by Jean Casella

April 9, 2019

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Solitary Sorrow

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by Voices from Solitary

March 8, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/18/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 18, 2018

Voices from Solitary

New Guide to Yoga and Meditation Written by and for People in Solitary Confinement

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by Voices from Solitary

October 8, 2018

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Resurrection

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by Voices from Solitary

May 31, 2018

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