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Guest Post by Samuel Weiss and Amy Fettig Samuel Weiss is Ford Foundation Fellow at the ACLU’s Center for Justice. Amy Fettig is Senior Staff Counsel at the ACLU’s National Prison Project. In March, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy was testifying before the House Appropriations Subcommittee when he received a question on prison overcrowding. He responded […]

News & Features

Supreme Court Justice Kennedy Invites Constitutional Challenge of Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

June 23, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/21/15]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 21, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Phantom Souls

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by Voices from Solitary

June 19, 2015

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

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by Laura Cepero

June 18, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/14/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 14, 2015

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

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 8, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/7/15]

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by Hallie Grossman

June 7, 2015

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New Report Highlights 10 Destructive Myths About Solitary Confinement

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by Hallie Grossman

June 5, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/31/15]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 31, 2015

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

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by Keri Blakinger

May 28, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/24/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 24, 2015

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

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

May 22, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

A Fortnight in Solitary [5/17/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 18, 2015

News & Features

London Calling

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by Jean Casella

May 5, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/3/15]

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

May 3, 2015

News & Features

Legislation Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York Gains Momentum

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by Marco Poggio

April 29, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/26/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 26, 2015

News & Features

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

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by James Ridgeway

April 24, 2015

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

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

April 21, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/19/2015]

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

April 19, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: The Safari from Pelikkkan Bay

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by Voices from Solitary

April 16, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/12/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 12, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/05/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 5, 2015

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Voices from ADX: Living “Inside America’s Toughest Prison”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 2, 2015

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Officials, Advocates Call for Restrictions on Solitary Confinement in Wisconsin

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by Lisa Dawson

March 30, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/29/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

March 29, 2015

News & Features

Supreme Court Justice Kennedy: “Solitary Confinement Literally Drives Men Mad”

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by Jean Casella

March 25, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/22/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

March 22, 2015

News & Features

UN Torture Investigator Barred from Visiting American Supermax Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 18, 2015

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