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Rikers Island

New this week from Solitary Watch:  In her latest piece, incarcerated journalist and Solitary Watch Contributing Writer Kwaneta Harris exposes the systemic abuse and psychological violence faced by LGBTQAI+ individuals in prison and solitary confinement. Harris’s writing highlights how incarceration punishes queer identity while mainstream Pride celebrations too often ignore the experiences of those inside. […]

Seven Days in Solitary

On Rikers Island, People with Mental Illness Are “Deadlocked” in Cells for Months…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Lena Massengale

July 2, 2025

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

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by Sara Vogel

January 31, 2024

News & Features

Storm Over Rikers: Evacuating New York’s Island Jail

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 31, 2011

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

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by Sara Vogel

December 20, 2023

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

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by Sara Vogel

June 14, 2023

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

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by Sara Vogel

April 26, 2023

News & Features

Videos Show Brutal Treatment of Prisoners with Mental Illness

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by Lisa Dawson

August 1, 2014

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

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by Mirilla Zhu

January 25, 2023

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/2022]

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by Caitlin Konya

November 2, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/5/22]

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by Caitlin Konya

October 5, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/22]

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by Caitlin Konya

September 8, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/13/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

September 14, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/17/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

August 17, 2022

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Fourteen Days in Solitary [8/3/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

August 3, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/30/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

March 30, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/23/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 23, 2018

Ridgeway Reporting Project

14 Journalists Awarded Grants from the Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

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by Jean Casella

April 9, 2019

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Second-by-Second Attack on Your Soul

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by Voices from Solitary

August 4, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Women Held in Isolation in New York Speak Out

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by Voices from Solitary

July 30, 2018

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Letter to Kalief Browder

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by Voices from Solitary

December 28, 2021

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Seven Days in Solitary [4.12.13]

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by Lisa Dawson

April 12, 2013

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/15/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

September 16, 2013

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/1/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

December 1, 2013

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/23/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 23, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/25/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 25, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/8/14]

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by Jean Casella

June 8, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/15/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 15, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/29/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 29, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/14]

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by Lisa Dawson

August 31, 2014

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