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Citing the “devastating, lasting psychological consequences” of solitary confinement, President Barack Obama on Monday evening announced a set of policy changes designed to dramatically reduce the use of prison isolation. The changes, which apply only to the federal prison system, will have a limited initial impact on the total number of people held in solitary, […]

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What Obama’s Actions Mean for Solitary Confinement in America’s Prisons

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by Jean Casella

January 27, 2016

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Pressure Grows in Canada for Strict Limits on the Use of Solitary Confinement in Federal and Provincial Prisons

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by Garrett Zehr

April 7, 2016

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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

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

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by Valerie Kiebala and Jean Casella

October 1, 2018

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

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 21, 2019

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What Will the Midterms Mean for Solitary Confinement Reform?

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by Katie Rose Quandt

November 9, 2018

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D.C. Jail: From Hellhole to Hotspot

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by Valerie Kiebala, James Ridgeway, and Lawrence Ukenye

December 30, 2020

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A Watershed Year in the Movement to Stop Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

January 2, 2020

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What Will It Take to End Solitary Confinement?

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 7, 2018

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California Announces Reform of Controversial Policies That Led to Prison Hunger Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

March 9, 2012

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As California Implements Some Solitary Confinement Reforms, Prisoners Remain Skeptical

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 25, 2013

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