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Retaliation

Nearly a month ago, at least 750 immigrant detainees at the federal government’s Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, went on hunger strike. The strike included about half the detainees at the 1,500-bed facility, which is run by the GEO Group, the nation’s second largest private prison contractor. Individuals are held at the detention center […]

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Immigrant Hunger Strikers Placed in Solitary Confinement at Federal Detention Center

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by Jean Casella

April 4, 2014

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Severely Disabled Man Sues New York State Prisons for Neglect, Abuse

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by James Ridgeway

March 27, 2014

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As New York City Jails Amend Their Solitary Confinement Practices, Abuses on Rikers Island Continue

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by Aviva Stahl

January 16, 2014

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Day 36 of California Hunger Strike: Hundreds Still Protesting Isolation Policies

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 12, 2013

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California Prison Hunger Strike: “It’s an Absolute Madhouse”

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 22, 2013

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California Prison Officials Retaliating Against Hunger Strikers

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 19, 2013

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Deaf Prisoners in Florida Face Abuse and Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

May 21, 2013

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Russell Maroon Shoatz: Resisting the “Spiritual Death” of Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

April 28, 2013

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Solitary Confinement in North Carolina

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 2, 2012

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Portrait of a Prison Whistleblower—and His Punishment

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

September 13, 2012

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“New York’s Black Sites”: New Article About Solitary Confinement in State Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 12, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: High Tech Brutality

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by Voices from Solitary

June 28, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Behind Enemy Lines

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by Voices from Solitary

June 9, 2012

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Families of California Prisoners Respond to Controversial Reforms of Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

April 20, 2012

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40 Years in Solitary: New BBC Program on the Angola 3 Case

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by James Ridgeway

April 5, 2012

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California Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Petition the UN to Intervene

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 21, 2012

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North Carolina Prisoners Report Being Put in Solitary Confinement for Going on Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

March 13, 2012

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Isolated California Prisoners Continue Their Fight for Reform

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by Sal Rodriguez

December 30, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Message from the Father of a California Prison Hunger Striker

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 19, 2011

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New Video: UN Torture Expert Juan Mendez on Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

November 15, 2011

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Pennsylvania Prisoners Charged with Rioting After Protesting Conditions in Solitary

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 15, 2011

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Abu Ghraib, California: Report Shows Brutal Abuse of Prisoners in LA County Jails

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 29, 2011

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Roundup of Testimony from California Assembly Hearing on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 26, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Was “the Only Way to Get the Word Out” About Prison Abuses

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 6, 2011

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“God’s Own Warden”: Inside Angola Prison

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by James Ridgeway

July 28, 2011

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Native American Activist Leonard Peltier “in the Hellhole” of Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 19, 2011

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Hunger Strike in the Supermax: Pelican Bay Prisoners Protest Conditions in Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 30, 2011

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Angola 3 Mark 39 Years in Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

May 17, 2011

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Report Documents Abuse in Pennsylvania Prison’s Lockdown Unit

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 26, 2011

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