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• A woman has filed a lawsuit against New York’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS), alleging that she was wrongfully thrown in solitary confinement for 90 days for having a cake knife in her cell. Pamela Smart, 48, is a former high school teacher who was convicted of convincing one of her students […]

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by Aviva Stahl

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by Aviva Stahl

August 7, 2016

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October 23, 2016

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July 3, 2016

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July 10, 2016

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Fourteen Days in Solitary [11/27/2016]

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November 27, 2016

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January 15, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/19/2017]

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February 19, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [03/26/2017]

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March 26, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/07/2017]

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May 7, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/21/2017]

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May 21, 2017

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June 25, 2017

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by Aviva Stahl

July 2, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/7/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 7, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/17/17]

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December 17, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/4/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 4, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/29/18]

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April 29, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/8/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 8, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/29/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 29, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/30/18]

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September 30, 2018

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 28, 2019

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 25, 2019

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 29, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/17/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 17, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/6/19]

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May 6, 2019

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 13, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/10/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 10, 2019

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