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Solitary Confinement

Britain’s highest court has ruled that putting individuals in solitary confinement for an extended period of time without external review is unlawful. The appellants Kamel Bourgass and Tanvir Hussain were both wrongfully held in solitary for more than six months because the process lacked oversight, the UK Supreme Court ruled. “The decisions to continue the […]

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Solitary Confinement

British Supreme Court Rules Against Unlawful Use of Prolonged Solitary Confinement

Voices from Solitary: Segregation Medical

Seven Days in Solitary [7/26/2015]

UN Human Rights Experts (Again) Push for Access to U.S. Prisons, Call for Solitary Reform

Voices from Solitary: Injury x Insult

Seven Days in Solitary [7/19/2015]

UN’s “Mandela Rules” to Set New International Limits on Solitary Confinement

Obama, in Criminal Justice Speech, Denounces the “Overuse of Solitary Confinement” in U.S. Prisons

Voices from Solitary: Fly in the Ointment

Seven Days in Solitary [7/12/2015]

Kafka and the Debate Over Solitary Confinement

Irish Court Blocks Suspect’s Extradition to U.S., Citing Risk of Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [7/5/2015]

After Hunger Strikes, Solitary Reforms Come to California’s Prisons—and Leave Thousands Behind

Will Revamped Prison Regulations Reduce Solitary Confinement in California?

Kalief Browder’s Life and Death Galvanize Action to End Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [6/28/2015]

Supreme Court Justice Kennedy Invites Constitutional Challenge of Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [6/21/15]

Voices from Solitary: Phantom Souls

Will Lawsuits and Exposés Lead to Reform of Florida’s Brutal Prisons?

Seven Days in Solitary [6/14/2015]

Federal Judge Orders Angola 3’s Albert Woodfox Released After 43 Years in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/7/15]

New Report Highlights 10 Destructive Myths About Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [5/31/15]

With Loved Ones in Prison, Women Lead the Fight Against Solitary Confinement in New York

Seven Days in Solitary [5/24/2015]

New Report Documents Brutal Treatment of People with Mental Illness in U.S. Prisons and Jails