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Retaliation

• The New York Daily News reported that prosecutors for the Bronx District Attorney will not pursue criminal charges related to the death of Layleen Polanco, a 27-year-old Afro-Latinx, transgender woman, last June. Polanco died from an epileptic seizure while being held in punitive segregation, or solitary confinement, at Rikers Island jail in New York […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [6/8/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 8, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/18/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 19, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 11, 2020

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As COVID-19 Spreads Through Prisons, Solitary Confinement Is Used to Punish Whistleblowers and Suppress Protests

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by Valerie Kiebala and Katie Rose Quandt

May 5, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 22, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/13/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 19, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/2/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 2, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/24/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 24, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/17/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 17, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/3/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 3, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/27/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 27, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/20/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 20, 2020

News & Features

Chicago Jail’s Quest to End Solitary Confinement Is a Work in Progress

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 6, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/30/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 30, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/23/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 23, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/16/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 16, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/9/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 9, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/2/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 2, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/4/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 5, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 21, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/14/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 14, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/30/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 30, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/23/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 23, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/5/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 5, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/13/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 15, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/1/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 1, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/10/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 10, 2019

News & Features

Indefinite Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons Is Finally Put to the Test

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by Joshua Manson

June 3, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/27/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 27, 2019

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