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Psychological Effects

This article was published in partnership with Truthout. If he took 13 steps in his size 11 shoes, Brandon Serna had walked the length of his cell. If he took more than six steps, he’d walked its width. For more than one year, the 40-year-old spent over 16 hours each day locked in this cell with his […]

News & Features

In Indiana Prisons, Solitary Confinement by Another Name Still Feels Like Torture

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by Victoria Law

January 14, 2020

News & Features

Chicago Jail’s Quest to End Solitary Confinement Is a Work in Progress

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 6, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/30/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 30, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/23/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 23, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/16/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 16, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/9/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 9, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/2/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 2, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/25/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 26, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/18/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 18, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/4/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 5, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 28, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 21, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/14/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 14, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/30/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 30, 2019

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Living on Death Watch

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by Voices from Solitary

September 24, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/23/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 23, 2019

Voices from Solitary

Louisiana on Lockdown: Voices from Louisiana’s Solitary Confinement Cells

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by Voices from Solitary

September 17, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/16/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 16, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/9/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 9, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/2/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 2, 2019

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Solitary Confinement’s Cycle of Addiction

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by Voices from Solitary

August 27, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/5/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 5, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/29/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 29, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/22/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 22, 2019

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: I Spent 16 Months in Solitary Confinement, and Now I’m Fighting to End It

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by Voices from Solitary

July 18, 2019

News & Features

Solitary Confinement Caused “Complete Mental and Physical Collapse” of Man in Virginia Prison, Lawsuit Contends

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by Joshua Manson

July 15, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/13/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 15, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/8/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 8, 2019

SW Reports

Groundbreaking New Report Exposes Impact of Solitary Confinement in Louisiana State Prisons

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by Jean Casella

June 25, 2019

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