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Red Onion State Prison

New this week from Solitary Watch: The Alabama Solution, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2025, has been nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary. The film, which highlights the “horrifying realities of life inside Alabama’s prisons,” was made possible by incarcerated activists who documented the terrible conditions from inside prison using […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Death of ICE Detainee Restrained by Guards Is Ruled a Homicide…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Lizzie Twardock

January 28, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

New York State Holds Children in Solitary Without Toilets…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

January 14, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Two Men Attempt Self-Immolation at Virginia State Prison…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

November 13, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/9/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 9, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/2/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 2, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/22/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 22, 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 [9/9/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 9, 2018

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In Virginia’s Prisons, Hundreds Still Trapped in Solitary Confinement Despite Reforms — and Denials

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by Katie Rose Quandt

June 11, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/27/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 27, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/20/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 20, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/21/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 21, 2018

News & Features

At Virginia’s Supermax Prisons, Isolation and Abuse Persist Despite Reforms

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by Katie Rose Quandt and Jack Denton

August 4, 2016

News & Features

Virginia Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Launch Hunger Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

May 24, 2012

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