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New this week from Solitary Watch: Cinquan Umar Muhammad and Wallace “Shubaka” Kirby won second and third place, respectively, in the inaugural Voices Beyond the Walls writing contest presented by the National Religious Campaign Against Torture’s National Network of Solitary Survivors in collaboration with Solitary Watch. Muhammad, a justice-impacted writer and advocate from Washington D.C., […]

Seven Days in Solitary

New ICE Numbers Show Widespread Abuse of Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Rachael Dziaba

August 5, 2026

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Life After Death Row—and Decades of Solitary—in California…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Kylie Price

June 24, 2026

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: They’ll Never Count Me Among the Broken

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by Voices from Solitary

March 12, 2026

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82-Year-Old Disabled Man Died in Solitary at San Diego Jail …and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

December 31, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Trump Frees George Santos from Prison, Denounces His Solitary Confinement…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Samantha Santoro

October 22, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

New Report Shows How Prison Discipline “Manufactures Misconduct”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week 

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by Kilhah St Fort

February 5, 2025

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After 22 Years in a Solitary Cell, Nevada Man Fights to End the Torture…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Maeve Brennan

June 19, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/22/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 22, 2018

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