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D.C. Jail: From Hellhole to Hotspot
Accounts from Inside Washington, D.C.'s Jail During COVID-19 Reveal a Perfect Storm of Squalor and Neglect

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Mumia Abu-Jamal Challenges Death Row Solitary Confinement and Life Without Parole

September 16, 2012September 16, 2012 Solitary Watch Guest Author
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Guest Post by Bret Grote In a story that has received scant attention so far, former death row occupant, political prisoner, and world-renowned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal filed a legal challenge to the imposition of a sentence of life without parole. Mumia is basing his case, in part, on the idea that his thirty years in solitary confinement […]

Prison Rape, the PREA, and the PLRA

March 7, 2011September 15, 2012 Solitary Watch Guest Author
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Guest Post by Jennifer Wedekind Editor’s Note: Jennifer Wedekind is a journalist whose work has appeared in Mother Jones, In These Times, and the Multinational Monitor. She is a 2011 JD Candidate at Georgetown Law. The public comment period for the PREA regulations extends through April 4, 2011. To submit a comment or read the […]