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New this week from Solitary Watch: Sherren Moore, 51, won first place in the inaugural Voices Beyond the Walls writing contest presented by the National Religious Campaign Against Torture’s National Network of Solitary Survivors in collaboration with Solitary Watch. The contest “aims to uplift the lived experiences, resilience, and advocacy of individuals affected by solitary […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Illinois Prison Accused of Holding People in “Dungeon-like” Cells Without Exercise…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Kylie Price

July 22, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Isolation and Neglect Fuel Suicides in ICE Detention…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Kylie Price

July 8, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Man Who Tore Out His Eyes in an Isolation Cell Seeks Justice from Federal Appeals Court…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Lizzie Twardock

July 1, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Life After Death Row—and Decades of Solitary—in California…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Kylie Price

June 24, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

47 Suicides in Solitary Uncovered in Mississippi Investigation…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by John Nicolas

June 10, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Solitary and Suicides Prevalent in ICE Detention…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Lizzie Twardock

May 20, 2026

News & Features

First They Came for the Prison Journalists…

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by Jean Casella and Juan Moreno Haines

May 1, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Half of Massachusetts Prison Suicides Were in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Lizzie Twardock

April 1, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Death of ICE Detainee Restrained by Guards Is Ruled a Homicide…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Lizzie Twardock

January 28, 2026

News & Features

After Exposing Prison Horrors for an Oscar-Nominated Film, Incarcerated Whistleblowers Are Moved to Solitary

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by Katie Rose Quandt

January 26, 2026

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

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