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President Barack Obama said in a speech today that he has asked Attorney General Loretta Lynch to “start a review of the overuse of solitary confinement across American prisons.” He went on to challenge the practice as counterproductive as well as inhumane. In a speech on criminal justice delivered at the annual convention of the […]

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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

A Fortnight in Solitary [5/17/2015]

London Calling

Seven Days in Solitary [5/3/15]

Legislation Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York Gains Momentum

Seven Days in Solitary [4/26/2015]

American Outcasts: U.S. Prisons and Modern Day Banishment

At Ohio’s Supermax Prison, a Hunger Strike Ends But Extreme Isolation Remains