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Update, Nov 18: Gov. John Bel Edwards was reelected to a second term on Saturday, November 16, narrowly defeating Republican challenger Eddie Rispone in the Louisiana gubernatorial election.   The following is an excerpt from Louisiana on Lockdown, a report jointly published in June 2019 by Solitary Watch, the ACLU of Louisiana, and the Jesuit Social Research […]

SW Reports

Unlocking the Box in Louisiana

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by Jean Casella

November 14, 2019

News & Features

Where the Democratic Presidential Candidates Stand on Solitary

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by Joshua Manson, Katie Rose Quandt, and James Ridgeway

October 22, 2019

News & Features

Book Bans Reveal What Prison Officials Ignore and What They Fear

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

September 26, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/19/19]

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by Katie Rose Quandt

August 19, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/12/19]

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by Katie Rose Quandt

August 13, 2019

Photo Requests from Solitary

“Photo Requests from Solitary” Comes to the Brooklyn Public Library

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by Jean Casella

March 27, 2019

Ridgeway Reporting Project

Deadline Extended to FEBRUARY 7: Grants Available to Journalists for Reporting on Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 28, 2019

News & Features

Santa Was in Solitary and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 20, 2018

News & Features

Could This Be the Worst Solitary Confinement Unit in the Nation?

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by Jess Hallam

August 1, 2018

News & Features

“As Long As Solitary Exists, They Will Find a Way to Use It”: Five Years After California’s Prison Hunger Strike

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by Victoria Law

July 13, 2018

News & Features

The Solitary Confinement of Paul Manafort and the Temptations of Moral and Political Relativism

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 11, 2018

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Returned to the SHU in California

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by Voices from Solitary

February 26, 2018

News & Features

Santa Was in Solitary and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 22, 2017

News & Features

New York Supermax

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by Victoria Law

December 14, 2017

News & Features

Five Unforgettable Stories From Inside Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 27, 2017

News & Features

News Match Doubles Donations to Solitary Watch Through December 31

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 14, 2017

News & Features

Lawsuits Challenge the Cruelty of Decades in Solitary Confinement on Death Row

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by Aleks Gilbert

October 10, 2017

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: What Decades of Isolation Do to the Mind and Body

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by Voices from Solitary

October 3, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/1/2017]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 1, 2017

News & Features

Decades After Prison Escapes, Men Face Life in Solitary Confinement With No Way Out

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by Madeline Batt

September 28, 2017

Photo Requests from Solitary

“Photo Requests from Solitary” Comes to New York

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by Victoria Law

September 19, 2017

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Things I Always Carry With Me

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by Voices from Solitary

September 14, 2017

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Sent to Solitary Confinement for Being Disabled

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by Voices from Solitary

June 27, 2017

News & Features

Aging Alone: Uncovering the Risk of Solitary Confinement for People Over 45

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

June 12, 2017

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Welcome to the Round House

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by Voices from Solitary

May 16, 2017

News & Features

Suicidal in Solitary

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by James Ridgeway and Katie Rose Quandt

April 5, 2017

News & Features

Nonviolent Protest in Pennsylvania Solitary Confinement Unit Leads to Seven Years of Prosecutions

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by Victoria Law

March 27, 2017

News & Features

Solitary Confinement Gets Another Sharp Rebuke from a Supreme Court Justice

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by Joshua Manson and Jean Casella

March 20, 2017

News & Features

Federal Court Acknowledges Growing Legal and “Scientific Consensus” on Harms Caused by Solitary Confinement

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by Joshua Manson

March 10, 2017

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