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The Correctional Association of New York released a 41-page report documenting “numerous departures” from the letter and spirit of the HALT Solitary Confinement Law. While the overall number of people in solitary confinement in New York has decreased by more than two-thirds following the implementation of HALT, the report finds that facilities have continued to […]

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Solitary Confinement

Report Documents Flagrant Violations of New York Solitary Reform Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Kids Locked Up Alone in Filthy Cells at Baltimore County Jail…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Video Exposes Force Feeding at ADX Florence…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Leader Held in Solitary for Six More Years…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Man Freezes to Death in Alabama Jail…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

New Fact Sheet Explodes the Myth That Solitary Confinement Reduces Violence in Prisons

Abusive Federal “Double Solitary” Unit Closes…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

L’isolement Carcéral aux États-Unis: Questions Fréquentes: Our FAQ on Solitary Confinement in French

Voices from Solitary: Seg Song

Staff Accused of Starting “Fight Club” at New Jersey Prison…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Use of Solitary in Federal Prisons Increases Under Biden… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Men on Texas Death Row Sue to End Decades of “Cruel” Isolation…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

The Word: When Solitary Is Used to Silence

“Unrelenting” Solitary on Federal Death Row Alleged to Violate Constitution…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

New Report and Public Database Track Legislation to Limit or End Solitary Confinement

Federal Judge Orders Arizona to Fix Deadly Prison Conditions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Hunger Strike Against Solitary in Texas Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

The Right Finally Protests Brutal U.S. Jail Conditions—But Only for January Sixers

One Prison Strike Ends; Another May Begin…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/22]

Last Chance: Remind People Suffering in Solitary That They Are Not Forgotten

On the Vital Importance of Supporting Incarcerated Journalists

Santa Was in Solitary and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

Seven Days in Solitary [12/21/22]

Time Is Running Out to Support Solitary Watch’s Work

Voices from Solitary: “I’m Ready to be Treated Like a Human Again”

You Can Help End Torture in U.S. Prisons

Seven Days in Solitary [12/14/22]

The Word: What Will It Take to End Torture in U.S. Prisons?