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• The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) reported that plaintiffs in the 2015 landmark settlement of the class action lawsuit Ashker v. Governor of California filed a petition for the full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to review a decision by a three-judge panel, which reversed a lower court in ruling that the California Department of […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/14/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 17, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/10/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 12, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 27, 2020

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Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/20/20]

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July 21, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/22/20]

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June 23, 2020

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Fourteen Days in Solitary [6/8/20]

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June 8, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/18/20]

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May 19, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/20]

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May 11, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/20]

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April 22, 2020

News & Features

In Indiana Prisons, Solitary Confinement by Another Name Still Feels Like Torture

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by Victoria Law

January 14, 2020

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Solitary Confinement’s Cycle of Addiction

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August 27, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/8/19]

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July 8, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/24/19]

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June 24, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/17/19]

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June 17, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/3/19]

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June 3, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/20/19]

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May 20, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/13/19]

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May 13, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/8/19]

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April 8, 2019

News & Features

Settlement in 11-Year Lawsuit Promises Relief from Abuse for Mentally Ill in South Carolina’s Prisons

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by Sarah Blatt-Herold

June 10, 2016

News & Features

How the New Settlement Will—and Will Not—Change Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons (Redux)

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by Jean Casella

April 4, 2016

News & Features

Legal Settlement Is Having a “Transformative Effect” on Solitary Confinement in California Prisons

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 8, 2016

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Legal Settlement Demands Better Mental Health Care, Less Solitary Confinement in Illinois Prisons

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by Katie Rose Quandt

January 14, 2016

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California Expects to Save $28 Million By Reducing Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 8, 2016

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How the Landmark Settlement Will—and Will Not—Change Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons  

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by Jean Casella

December 18, 2015

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In Landmark Settlement, Solitary Confinement to Be Dramatically Reduced in California Prisons

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 1, 2015

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Lawsuit Secures New Limits on Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons

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by Jean Casella

February 21, 2014

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