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Psychological Effects

In response to reforms recently outlined by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) regarding gang validation, a group of prisoners held in Pelican Bay State Prison’s Security Housing Unit (SHU) submitted a “counter proposal” to prison activists. Asserting that the CDCR “is asking law makers and taxpayers to allow them to continue to violate […]

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Pelican Bay SHU Prisoners Respond to California’s Proposed Prisons Reforms

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by Sal Rodriguez

March 27, 2012

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Leading Mental Health Experts Urge Illinois Legislators to Close Tamms Supermax

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 29, 2012

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“Cruel Isolation”: Amnesty International Report Blasts Conditions in Arizona’s Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 3, 2012

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40 Years in Solitary: New BBC Program on the Angola 3 Case

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by James Ridgeway

April 5, 2012

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“Complete Lawlessness” at Orleans Parish Prison

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 7, 2012

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Torturous Milestone: 40 Years in Solitary for the Angola 3

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 17, 2012

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Montana Settlement Limits Solitary Confinement for Juveniles, Prisoners with Mental Illness

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 18, 2012

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Solitary Confinement Leads to Suffering and Suicide in Pennsylvania’s Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 19, 2012

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Families of California Prisoners Respond to Controversial Reforms of Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

April 20, 2012

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Solitary Confinement on Trial in Colorado

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 30, 2012

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Children in Solitary

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 3, 2012

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Transgender Immigrant Detainees Locked in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 7, 2012

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Federal Judge Criticizes Supermax Confinement in Colorado

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

May 8, 2012

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Children Spend Months in Solitary Confinement in Texas Jails

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 10, 2012

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Mothers with Sons in Solitary Tell Their Stories

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 12, 2012

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Montana Prisoners with Mental Illness Suffer in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 17, 2012

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Suicides in Solitary Confinement in Arizona’s Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 4, 2012

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Former Rikers Island Chaplain Speaks Out Against Growth of Solitary Confinement

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by David Cloud

June 6, 2012

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First Congressional Hearing on Solitary Confinement to Be Held June 19

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 8, 2012

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Report from Senate Hearing on Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 19, 2012

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Congress Unlocks America’s Hidden Shame of Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 21, 2012

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Solitary and Death Row Survivor Anthony Graves Speaks Out

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by Sal Rodriguez

June 22, 2012

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Lawsuit Challenges Conditions at ADX Federal Supermax

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by Shae Cali

June 25, 2012

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Guantanamo “Is Not an Aberration”: How the War on Terror Came Home

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 6, 2012

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“New York’s Black Sites”: New Article About Solitary Confinement in State Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 12, 2012

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AFSC Releases “Survivors Manual” By and For Prisoners in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 31, 2012

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Pennsylvania Prisoner Commits Suicide in Isolation Unit

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 3, 2012

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One Year After Historic Hunger Strike, Isolated California Prisoners Report Little Change

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 6, 2012

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New Report Examines the Hardships of Life After Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 10, 2012

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