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The culmination of three years of working with incarcerated students, Unit 29: Writings from Parchman Prison is a rare and gritty portrayal of the realities of prison life. Published on December 1, 2024, by VOX Press, this collection features writings from over 30 currently incarcerated individuals housed in Unit 29 at Mississippi State Penitentiary, also […]

Voices from Solitary

Psychological Effects

Voices From Solitary: Dispatches from Unit 29 at Parchman Prison

Illinois Legislature Passes Bill to Increase Transparency on Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Transgender Women Face Abuse and Solitary in New Jersey and Florida Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Voices from Solitary: Polluted Waters

Incarcerated Women Face Solitary for Reporting Sexual Abuse…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

U.S. DOJ Statement Challenges Placing Children in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Incarcerated People Are Forced to Do Dangerous Hurricane Cleanup Work…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

People with Mental Illness on Rikers Locked in Solitary and Denied Treatment…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Corridors of Contagion: How the Pandemic Exposed the Cruelties of Incarceration

New Fact Sheet on Women in Solitary Confinement

New Fact Sheet on Children Held in Solitary Confinement

Texas Prisons Are “Hell on Earth”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Lawsuit Accuses New York Prisons of Illegally Putting Disabled People in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Georgia Prison in “Flagrant” Violation of Solitary Reforms…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Georgia Jail Guard Used a Chain to Strangle a Man in a Solitary Cell…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Voices from Solitary: Stillness Is My Nemesis

Voices from Solitary: At Attica, Hard Hearts and a Sliver of Hope

Federal Prisons Under Fire From Watchdogs Over Solitary, Suicides…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

New York City Council Moves to Ban Solitary on Rikers…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

DOJ Launches Civil Rights Investigation of Two Deadly South Carolina Jails…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Secret DHS Report Shows Abuse of Solitary in ICE Detention…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

House Democrats Introduce Legislation Banning Solitary in Federal Facilities… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Washington Post Renounces “Double-Celled Solitary” and “Suicide Watch”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Voices From Solitary: Edge of Mortality

Women in Federal Prisons Face Widespread Sexual Abuse…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

New Fact Sheet Explores the Effects of Solitary Confinement on the Human Brain

Anti-Solitary Bills Advance in California and Nevada…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Voices From Solitary: Into the Deep

Post-Traumatic Prison Disorder Could Impact Millions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week