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sexual assault/rape

This essay contains discussions of suicide and self-harm. It is published in partnership with Scalawag, who works in solidarity with oppressed communities in the South to disrupt and shift the narratives that keep power and wealth in the hands of the few. Lynne (a pseudonym) jolts awake at 2 a.m. to a corrections officer banging […]

News & Features

The Weight of Watching: How Prisons Turn Traumatized Women Into Unpaid Crisis Workers

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by Kwaneta Harris

February 17, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Prison Overcrowding and “Understaffing” Spur Rise in Use of Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

November 26, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

New York Mayor Sued for Blocking Solitary Confinement Ban…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week 

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by Kilhah St Fort

December 11, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Solitary Confinement…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

April 17, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

D.C. Department of Corrections Withholds Information on Use of Solitary in Jails…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

March 20, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

American Psychological Association Resolution Calls for Ban on Youth Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

March 13, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/30/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 30, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/9/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 9, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/18/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 18, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/23/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 23, 2019

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