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Black History Month By Juan Moreno Haines I, on the brink of 30 years of incarceration, am relying on my 67 years of lived experience to reflect on Black History Month. In addition, I asked poet and spoken word artist, Jason “Knowledge Supreme Mind” Jackson to join me by writing and recording something evocative. He […]

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Black History Month Is World History Always

Man With Schizophrenia Starves to Death in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/2022]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/22/22]

How Not to Fight a Prison Pandemic [Update]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/24/21]

How Not to Fight a Prison Pandemic

At San Quentin, the Response to COVID-19 Brings More Isolation and Suffering to People with Mental Illness

The View from Badger Yard: Surviving in San Quentin with COVID-19

Seven Days in Solitary [10/5/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/20]

Voices from Solitary: Fighting the Coronavirus in Prison with Transfers, Isolation, Threats, and Game Boys

Struggling to Survive at San Quentin: “We Are Dying in Here”

At San Quentin, a Desperate Man Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Conditions in a COVID-19 Isolation Unit

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/20/20]

“Man Down:” Left in the Hole at San Quentin During a Coronavirus Crisis

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/6/20]

In San Quentin, Getting the Flu Can Land You in Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [6/24/18]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/11/18]