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The following piece, written by Cinquan Umar Muhammad, won second place in the inaugural Voices Beyond the Walls writing contest, presented by the National Religious Campaign Against Torture’s National Network of Solitary Survivors in collaboration with Solitary Watch. The first place winner was published here. As NRCAT notes: “The contest aims to uplift the lived […]

Voices from Solitary

The Room That Tried to Unmake Me

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by Cinquan Umar Muhammad

July 31, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

120 ICE Detainees Describe Abuse at Arizona Detention Center…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Kylie Price

July 29, 2026

News & Features

The Shape-Shifting Face of Solitary Confinement: A Prison Hospital’s Dark Truth

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by Kwaneta Harris

October 14, 2025

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Crawling Out of the Darkness, Part 2

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by Voices from Solitary

May 23, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 22, 2020

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: On Suicide Watch

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by Voices from Solitary

April 17, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/7/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 7, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/31/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 31, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/9/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 9, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/11/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 11, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/29/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 29, 2018

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