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• Courthouse News reported that two lawsuits have been filed in the past few weeks against Alameda County in California over conditions at Santa Rita Jail and Glen Dyer Detention Facility. Three women held in the custody of Santa Rita Jail claim that they are being subjected to severe sleep deprivation, which they say has […]

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October 7, 2018

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Prisons Use Solitary Confinement to Silence Strikers Nationwide—But Their Voices Have Been Heard

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October 1, 2018

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September 30, 2018

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September 23, 2018

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September 16, 2018

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July 15, 2018

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“As Long As Solitary Exists, They Will Find a Way to Use It”: Five Years After California’s Prison Hunger Strike

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by Victoria Law

July 13, 2018

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July 8, 2018

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July 1, 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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June 3, 2018

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