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Today, the ACLU released Worse than Second Class: Solitary Confinement of Women in the United States. Recognizing that women in solitary are often ignored, the report examines the gendered impact of solitary and issues a series of recommendations. These recommendations assume that vulnerable populations will continue to be incarcerated and focus on ameliorating the harmful […]

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New ACLU Report Examines Devastating Impact of Solitary Confinement on Women

UN Investigator Says Long-Term Solitary Confinement in New York State Prisons Is Torture

Far from Guantánamo, Torture Takes Root in American Soil

Florida Bill Would Limit Use of Solitary Confinement on Children

U.S. Holds Hundreds of Detained Immigrants in Solitary Confinement

Solitary Confinement: Too Controversial for Costco

Activists Urge U.S. Government to Grant UN Torture Expert Access to New York’s Prisons

New Report Criticizes Use of Solitary Confinement in New Mexico Prisons and Jails

Records Show Excessive Use of Force at Colorado Supermax

In States That “Reduce” Their Use of Solitary Confinement, Suffering Continues for Those Left Behind

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Federal Supermax Lawsuits

GAO Report Questions Widespread Use of Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons

Board of Correction Votes Against Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York City Jails

Why Holder’s Pledge That Snowden “Will Not Be Tortured” Is a Lie

Pat Nolan’s Evangelical Prison Reform

California Prison Hunger Strike Ends After 60 Days

One Month After Historic Hunger Strike, California Lawmakers Hold Hearings on Solitary Confinement

Reports Condemn Solitary Confinement in New York City’s Jails, As Officials Weigh Its Future

The Use of Isolation in U.S. Prisons: A Human Rights Issue

We Are One Body: Catholics Raise Voices Against Solitary Confinement

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/7/13]

Suicide in Solitary: A Mother Remembers Her Son

“Fatal Flaws” in the Colorado Solitary Confinement Study

Prison Myth No. 1: “Prisoners Want to Go Into Solitary Confinement”

Lessons from Solitary

Voices from the “Torture Chambers”: Solitary Confinement and Political Repression

How to Create Madness in Prison

Confronting Torture in U.S. Prisons: A Q&A With Solitary Watch

Most House Republicans Vote to Let Schoolchildren Be Held Down, Tied Up, and Put in Solitary Confinement