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Solitary Confinement

In a press conference this afternoon, President Joe Biden announced and signed a new executive order, primarily focused on policing, that also includes a directive on reducing the use of solitary confinement in the federal prison system.  The portion of the executive order referring to “restrictive housing”—the federal term for solitary—appears as part of Section […]

News & Features

New Executive Order Includes Solitary Confinement Reforms, but Falls Short of Biden’s Campaign Promise 

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by Jean Casella

May 25, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/25/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

May 25, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/18/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

May 19, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Living on Deathwatch

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by Voices from Solitary

May 16, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

May 11, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Positive Delusions

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by Voices from Solitary

May 11, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

May 4, 2022

News & Features

The Word: The Myth of Safety Through Punishment

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

April 29, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/27/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

April 27, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: An Open Letter from the Allegheny County Jail

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by Voices from Solitary

April 27, 2022

News & Features

Incarcerated People of Color with Mental Illness Get Less Treatment and More Solitary Confinement

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by Melat Eskender

April 22, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days In Solitary [4/20/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

April 20, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days In Solitary [4/13/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

April 13, 2022

News & Features

COVID-Fueled Solitary Confinement Still Plagues Prisons and Jails

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by Katie Rose Quandt and Allison Altshule

March 22, 2022

News & Features

New York’s Oldest Supermax Prison Closes as State Prepares to Implement Law Limiting Solitary Confinement

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by Victoria Law

March 11, 2022

News & Features

Will Biden Step Up on Solitary Confinement?

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by Veronica Riccobene and Jean Casella

February 28, 2022

Ridgeway Reporting Project

Inside the Underground Economy of Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

February 24, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/23/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

February 23, 2022

News & Features

The Truth Behind Dennis Hope’s Decades of Torture in Solitary Confinement

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by Madeline Batt

February 17, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/16/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

February 16, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/9/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

February 9, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: A Day in My Box

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by Voices from Solitary

February 8, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/2/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

February 2, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/26/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

January 26, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Among the Blood of Last Year’s June

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by Voices from Solitary

January 20, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/19/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

January 19, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [1/12/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

January 12, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [12/29/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

December 29, 2021

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Letter to Kalief Browder

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by Voices from Solitary

December 28, 2021

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