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Psychological Effects

New this week from Solitary Watch: The Guardian recently published an article detailing the ways in which Solitary Watch Editor-in-chief Juan Moreno Haines, who does his job while incarcerated at San Quentin, is helping to revolutionize the field of prison journalism. In a message to readers last week, Juan talked about why it is important […]

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Sara Vogel

December 20, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Sara Vogel

November 8, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Sara Vogel

August 24, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Sara Vogel

August 2, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Sara Vogel

July 19, 2023

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Edge of Mortality 

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by Voices from Solitary

July 11, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Sara Vogel

June 21, 2023

Projects SW Fact Sheets

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

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by Jean Casella

June 13, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Sara Vogel

June 8, 2023

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Into the Deep

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by Voices from Solitary

May 30, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Sara Vogel

May 10, 2023

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “I’m Ready to be Treated Like a Human Again”

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by Voices from Solitary

December 20, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/30/2022]

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by Caitlin Konya

November 30, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Imagine

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by Voices from Solitary

November 23, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/16/2022]

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by Caitlin Konya

November 16, 2022

Projects SW Fact Sheets

New Fact Sheet Documents the Psychological Effects of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

November 15, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: In Solitary Confinement at Age 17 and Fighting for My Sanity

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by Voices from Solitary

November 7, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/2022]

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by Caitlin Konya

November 2, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Living in a California SHU

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by Voices from Solitary

September 30, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Prison Lockdowns and the Forgotten COVID Casualties

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by Voices from Solitary

September 19, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Books Are a Spark in the Dark

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by Voices from Solitary

September 6, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Solitary Poems

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by Voices from Solitary

June 23, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Holler with Haiku

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by Voices from Solitary

June 9, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Letter to Kalief Browder

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by Voices from Solitary

December 28, 2021

Voices from Solitary

“It’s Like a Slow War, Like a Slow Burn. Like a Slow, Quiet Form of Torture.”

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by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

December 14, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/13/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

October 14, 2021

Ridgeway Reporting Project

In New York, Few Resources for Solitary Confinement Survivors After Prison

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

February 8, 2021

Ridgeway Reporting Project

Immigrant Detainees Went on Hunger Strike Against Intolerable Conditions and COVID Exposure. ICE Punished Them with Solitary Confinement.

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

January 28, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/18/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 18, 2021

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