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Juan Diaz, 40, has been incarcerated in New York State for over 20 years and has spent most of that time in solitary confinement. In correspondence with Solitary Watch staff, Diaz described how after his very first stint in solitary his “behavior became progressively violent and self-destructive”. Prison officials eventually placed him in isolation indefinitely, […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: What My Mother Doesn’t Know

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by Voices from Solitary

November 17, 2021

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: In Prisons, Mass Solitary Confinement Turns Quarantine Into Punishment

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by Voices from Solitary

October 28, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/27/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

October 28, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/13/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

October 14, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/6/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

October 6, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/29/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

September 30, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/22/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

September 22, 2021

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: This Inhumane Project Called Solitary Confinement

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by Voices from Solitary

September 20, 2021

News & Features

No Touching Allowed for Many LGBTQ+ People in Prison

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by Lizzie Kane

September 16, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/15/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

September 15, 2021

Voices from Solitary

Back-to-School Resource: Reading/ Teaching Guide for “Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement”

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by Jean Casella

September 13, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/9/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

September 12, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/1/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

September 5, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/25/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

August 25, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/18/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

August 19, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/2/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

August 7, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

July 27, 2021

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: House of Destruction

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by Voices from Solitary

July 27, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/19/21]

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by Annalena Wolcke

July 23, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/12/21]

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

July 14, 2021

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Double Doors

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by Voices from Solitary

July 7, 2021

News & Features

How Not to Fight a Prison Pandemic

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by Juan Moreno Haines and Katie Rose Quandt

June 30, 2021

News & Features

Why Lockdowns Can’t Protect People in Prison From Deadly Viruses

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by Annalena Wolcke

June 15, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/17/21]

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by Lizzie Kane

May 19, 2021

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Why Did They Choose Antonio?

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by Voices from Solitary

May 14, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Six Weeks in Solitary [4/5/21]

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by Lizzie Kane

April 6, 2021

News & Features

New York State Passes the Nation’s Strongest Anti-Solitary Legislation

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by Veronica Riccobene

April 2, 2021

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: It Never Gets Easier

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by Voices from Solitary

March 31, 2021

Voices from Solitary

“Ready to Return to Humanity” After 34 Years in Solitary Confinement

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by Voices from Solitary

March 29, 2021

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