Solitary Watch

Psychological Effects

• The Associated Press reported that all federal prisons have been locked down in anticipation of the potentially violent protests that could erupt across the country on the inauguration day of Joe Biden. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has reportedly begun to move some of its Special Operations Response Team (SORT) from federal prisons to […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/18/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 18, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/11/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 11, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/4/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 4, 2021

News & Features

D.C. Jail: From Hellhole to Hotspot

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by Valerie Kiebala, James Ridgeway, and Lawrence Ukenye

December 30, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 28, 2020

Ridgeway Reporting Project

Incarcerated Women Are Punished for Their Trauma With Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

December 24, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [12/21/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 21, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/7/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 7, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/30/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 30, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/23/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 23, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/16/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 16, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/9/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 9, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 2, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/26/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 26, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/19/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 19, 2020

Ridgeway Reporting Project

Digging Our Way Out of the Hole: Keeping Prisons Safe Without Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

October 14, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/12/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 12, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/5/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 5, 2020

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Flipping the Script

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by Voices from Solitary

September 30, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/28/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 29, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/14/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 17, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 8, 2020

Ridgeway Reporting Project

Inside the Hole: Enduring Solitary Confinement in California

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

September 2, 2020

News & Features

Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 1, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [8/24/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 25, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/10/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 12, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 27, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/20/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 21, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/22/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 23, 2020