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Psychological Effects

Now available in our Resources section is a unique collection of U.S. court cases relevant to solitary confinement. This collection was compiled and annotated by Solitary Watch Research Associates Daniel H. Goldman and Ryan Brimmer. They are students at the Virginia Capital Case Clearinghouse, Washington & Lee University School of Law, which is our lead […]

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New Resources on Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 12, 2011

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Wilbert Rideau on Solitary Confinement: “The Zenith in Human Cruelty”

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 18, 2010

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The Brutality of Supermax Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 17, 2010

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ACLU and Experts Slam Findings of Colorado DOC Report On Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

December 4, 2010

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Massachusetts Prisoner Who Exposed Sex-for-Snitching Ring Sent to Solitary

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by James Ridgeway

November 18, 2010

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Fahad Hashmi Joins 1,400 Others in the Solitary Confinement Capital of the World

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 28, 2010

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“Epidemic” of Suicides in Massachusetts Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 6, 2010

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If You Build It, They Will Come: Obama Commits to Gitmo North

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 20, 2010

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Solitary Confinement for Transgender Inmate in Virginia

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 5, 2010

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ACLU Gets One Angola Prisoner Released from Solitary

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 26, 2010

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Supreme Court Decision Limits Juvenile Life Without Parole (Within Limits)

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 17, 2010

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Children Routinely Held in Pre-Trial Solitary Confinement in Texas

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 22, 2010

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Teen Kills Himself After Being Put in Solitary for…Trying to Kill Himself

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by Jean Casella

March 10, 2010

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Alaska Teen Spends 17-Months in Pre-Trial Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 8, 2010

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Montana Teen Who Faced Torture in Prison Asks Judge to Keep Him Out of Solitary

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 22, 2010

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Teen Held in Solitary in Tennessee Jail Because He Can’t Make Bail

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 14, 2010

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On Reality TV, Solitary Confinement Is a Game

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by Jean Casella

February 23, 2010

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Criminalizing Mental Illness

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 20, 2010

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Psychiatrists on Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 16, 2010

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Cash-Strapped California to Spend $500 Million for New “Condemned Inmate Complex” (Death Row)

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 20, 2010

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John Thompson Takes a Louisiana Injustice from Death Row to the Supreme Court

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 5, 2010

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All-American Prison Torture

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 12, 2010

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“I Spent 29 Years in Solitary Confinement”

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

August 27, 2010

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Solitary Confinement Is a “Challenge for Medical Ethics”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 11, 2010

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Pennsylvania Legislators Hold Hearings on Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 5, 2010

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Private Prison Giant GEO Faces Fallout from Texas Prison Riots

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 2, 2010

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A Supermax Prisoner’s Film from Hell

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by James Ridgeway

July 15, 2010

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Clarence Thomas “Outraged” by Treatment of His Nephew, But Condones the Same for Thousands of Others

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 14, 2010

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Louisiana Jail Locks Up Suicidal Prisoners in 3′ x 3′ Cages

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 9, 2010

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