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This week’s pick of news and commentary about solitary confinement: Nebraska children are spending increasing amounts of time in solitary confinement. According to a recent report from the state’s Inspector General on Child Welfare, in the last year the number of children in solitary in the state’s youth facilities has increased by 44%. The report […]

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Nebraska Holds Children in Prolonged Solitary in Defiance of State Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

New York City Council Moves to Ban Solitary on Rikers…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

More Calls for Federal Takeover of “Dangerous and Deadly” Rikers Island…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

New York City Ordered to Pay up to $53 Million to Survivors of Solitary… And Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

“Unrelenting” Solitary on Federal Death Row Alleged to Violate Constitution…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/2022]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/5/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/13/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/17/22]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [8/3/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/30/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/19/22]

Voices from Solitary: A Letter to Kalief Browder

Seven Days in Solitary [11/24/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/6/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/22/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/10/21]

A Month in Solitary [5/3/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/7/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/16/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/9/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/19/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/6/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [6/8/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/27/20]

Local Jails Were Death Traps Even Before COVID-19. The Pandemic Demands Sweeping—and Permanent—Change.