The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • Fusion published a five-minute video by Molly Crabapple entitled, “Why solitary confinement is a form of modern-day torture.” • The Guardian published an article about Tony Lester, who had a diagnosis […]
Reeves County Detention Center
Private Prison Giant GEO Faces Fallout from Texas Prison Riots
At the massive Reeves County Detention Center in Pecos, West Texas, a riot began two years ago when prisoners in solitary confinement in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) started a fire. They were protesting the lonely death of one epileptic inmate, who died after repeated pleas for medical help from his family and others on the […]