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Solitary Confinement

GUEST POST BY CORRINA REGNIER AND VERBENA LEA   At this moment, 80,000 to 100,000 people in the United States spend all but one or two hours a day locked in tiny, often windowless cells – sometimes in complete darkness, sometimes in ceaseless artificial light. There they stay, for months, years, and even decades, with […]

News & Features

“Together to End Solitary” Unites Activists Nationwide

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

October 23, 2015

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How Britain Does Supermax

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by Aviva Stahl

October 21, 2015

News & Features

Off the Block

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by Jean Casella

October 21, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/18/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

October 18, 2015

SW Reports

New Feature: Milestones in Solitary Reform

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by Jean Casella

October 17, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/11/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

October 11, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: We Are All Animals

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by Voices from Solitary

October 9, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/4/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

October 4, 2015

News & Features

In Open Letter to President Obama, Groups Push for Solitary Confinement Reforms

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by Garrett Zehr

October 3, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/27/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

September 27, 2015

News & Features

At Louisiana’s Angola Prison, Lawsuit Claims, the Sick Face Neglect, Isolation, and Death

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by Mark Megalli

September 23, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/20/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

September 20, 2015

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Lawsuit Charges Delaware Prison System With Neglect and Solitary Confinement of Mentally Ill

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by Aylin Manduric

September 17, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/13/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

September 15, 2015

News & Features

Toxic Traps: Environmental Hazards Threaten Two Federal Supermax Prisons

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by Laura Cepero

September 10, 2015

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With New Report, Prison Officials Commit to Reducing Their Use of Solitary Confinement

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by Garrett Zehr

September 8, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/06/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

September 6, 2015

News & Features

California Prison Hunger Strikes Sparked Solitary Reforms, Internal Documents Show

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 2, 2015

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In Landmark Settlement, Solitary Confinement to Be Dramatically Reduced in California Prisons

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 1, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/30/2015]

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by Garrett Zehr

August 30, 2015

News & Features

Report Blasts Conditions at District of Columbia Jail

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by Courtney Belme and James Ridgeway

August 26, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/23/2015]

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by Garrett Zehr

August 23, 2015

News & Features

Chelsea Manning Faces Solitary Confinement for Reading Materials, Other Minor Infractions

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by Garrett Zehr

August 18, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/16/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 16, 2015

News & Features

Prison Watchdog Says Solitary Confinement in Canada Is “Out of Control”

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by Garrett Zehr

August 12, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/9/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 9, 2015

News & Features

Can International Laws and Standards Help Curb Solitary Confinement in the United States?

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by Aylin Manduric

August 6, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Second-by-Second Attack on Your Soul

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by Voices from Solitary

August 4, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/2/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 2, 2015

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