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Dwayne “Bim” Staats and Jarreau “Ruk” Ayers co-authored, in alternating sections, the following piece about witnessing the mental destruction of two men—Kelly Gibbs and Keith Gibson—behind the torturous walls of solitary confinement. Staats and Ayers both grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, and were both serving life sentences when they were indicted—along with fifteen others—for their […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Polluted Waters

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by Voices from Solitary

December 6, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Jailed Man Dies From Medical Neglect While in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week 

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by Kilhah St Fort

November 27, 2024

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 [2/10/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 10, 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 [6/10/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 10, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/29/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 29, 2019

News & Features

Behind the Pennsylvania Prison Lockdown: Public Health Crisis or Powerplay?

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 21, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/9/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 9, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/5/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 5, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/20/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 20, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/8/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 8, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/22/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 22, 2017

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary, Analyzing Isolation, Part III

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by Voices from Solitary

May 28, 2014

News & Features

The “Vicious Cycles” Created by Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 24, 2013

News & Features

New Report Examines the Hardships of Life After Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 10, 2012

News & Features

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

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

February 6, 2011

News & Features

Criminalizing Mental Illness

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 20, 2010

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