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Seven Days in Solitary

ICE Using Outdoor Solitary in Tiny Cages at Alligator Alcatraz…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

December 24, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Prison Overcrowding and “Understaffing” Spur Rise in Use of Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

November 26, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Immigrants “Unnecessarily” Held in Solitary at ICE’s Largest Detention Facility…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

November 12, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

In “The Alabama Solution,” Incarcerated Filmmakers Face Punishment for Exposing the Truth…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Emily Engel

October 15, 2025

News & Features Ridgeway Reporting Project

Ending the “Last Vestiges of Slavery” in New York

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by Nicholas Brooks

May 2, 2025

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

News & Features Ridgeway Reporting Project

Washington State Prisons Suppress Cultural Awareness Groups

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by Felix Sitthivong

August 5, 2024

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: On Hunger Strike in a Pennsylvania Prison

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by Voices from Solitary

December 19, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

The Conservative Case Against Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

November 22, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

When Suicide Watch Becomes a Death Sentence…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

May 17, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Leader Held in Solitary for Six More Years…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

March 9, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/9/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

November 9, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/17/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

August 17, 2022

News & Features

New York’s Oldest Supermax Prison Closes as State Prepares to Implement Law Limiting Solitary Confinement

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by Victoria Law

March 11, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/22/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

September 22, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/15/21]

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by Lizzie Kane

February 15, 2021

Ridgeway Reporting Project

Immigrant Detainees Went on Hunger Strike Against Intolerable Conditions and COVID Exposure. ICE Punished Them with Solitary Confinement.

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

January 28, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/18/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 18, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/11/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 11, 2021

News & Features

D.C. Jail: From Hellhole to Hotspot

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by Valerie Kiebala, James Ridgeway, and Lawrence Ukenye

December 30, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 28, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [12/21/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 21, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/7/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 7, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/30/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 30, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/23/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 23, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/26/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 26, 2020

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Flipping the Script

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by Voices from Solitary

September 30, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/28/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 29, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/21/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 24, 2020

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