Voices from Solitary: Death Would Feel So Much Better

January 23, 2019January 26, 2019 Voices from Solitary

The following piece was compiled from a series of letters written to Solitary Watch by Tashon Burke, a 26-year-old man who describes himself as having “mental health issues,” and who is serving time on a firearms charge at State Correctional Institution (SCI) Houtzdale in Pennsylvania. He has been in prison for six years, but once he […]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/9/18]

September 9, 2018September 12, 2018 Valerie Kiebala

California Prisons - Solitary Confinement 7Days

• A lawsuit filed on behalf of Nicolas Reyes, a man from El Salvador serving a 47-year sentence at Red Onion State Prison in Virginia, claims that he has been held in solitary confinement solely based on his inability to complete a journal writing requirement for the step-down program because he does not speak or […]

Solitary Watch

By Valerie Kiebala

February 21, 2019

Restricted Housing Unit (RHU)

Voices from Solitary: Death Would Feel So Much Better

Seven Days in Solitary [9/9/18]