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First incarcerated at the age of 19, Jacob Barrett has spent the last three decades behind bars. Spanning five “supermax” units and 18 jails and prisons in five states, his prison time has included 21.5 years in solitary confinement.  Upon his release from solitary in May 2017, Barrett became a Certified Recovery Mentor through the […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Crawling Out of the Darkness, Part 1

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by Voices from Solitary

May 22, 2025

News & Features

Witnessing the Solitary-to-Cemetery Pipeline

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by Kwaneta Harris

April 25, 2025

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Imagine This

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by Voices from Solitary

April 17, 2025

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When Freedom Still Feels Like Prison

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by Sania Tildon

April 4, 2025

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No Exit: Death and Despair in Texas’s “Double-Cell” Solitary Units

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by Jeremy Busby

March 31, 2025

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Moving Day

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by Voices from Solitary

March 27, 2025

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: My Darkest Night in Solitary Gave Me the Strength to Fight Back 

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by Voices from Solitary

March 6, 2025

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23:59

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by Kwaneta Harris

February 4, 2025

News & Features

Invisible Chains

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by Kwaneta Harris

December 19, 2024

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Slow Drift Into the Abyss

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by Voices from Solitary

October 7, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Hundreds of Doctors Urge Biden to End Solitary in ICE Facilities…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Phoebe Holman

June 5, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Settlement Reached on Mental Health Treatment at Pennsylvania Jail…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

March 27, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

D.C. Department of Corrections Withholds Information on Use of Solitary in Jails…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

March 20, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

American Psychological Association Resolution Calls for Ban on Youth Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

March 13, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Historic Lawsuit Challenges the Use of Indefinite Solitary Confinement in Pennsylvania Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

March 6, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

New Study Finds ICE Locks Thousands of Immigrants in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

February 14, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Nebraska Holds Children in Prolonged Solitary in Defiance of State Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

January 31, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

NY Mayor Adams Vetoes Bill Banning Solitary in City Jails…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

January 24, 2024

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: You Have to Be There

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by Voices from Solitary

January 22, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Protests Against Long-Term Solitary Continue in Virginia…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

January 10, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

New York Prison Guards Conceal Rampant Abuse Behind a “Blue Wall”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

June 2, 2023

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

News & Features

“Disappearing” the Disadvantaged Into Prison, and Into Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

May 9, 2014

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