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The following article is the latest piece supported by Solitary Watch’s Ridgeway Reporting Project, written by Abraham Santiago, now an Intensive Care Unit clinical technician, author, and advocate. In this piece, Santiago, who spent 20 years incarcerated in Connecticut’s prison system, reports from his personal experience working in the prison’s medical unit, risking his life to […]

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Solitary Confinement

I Was an Incarcerated Nursing Assistant During Covid. This Is What I Saw.

Federal Judge Allows Detention and Torture of Migrants at Guantanamo…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Documentary “The Strike” Reveals the Humanity of People in Solitary Confinement—and the Possibility of Change

Women in Solitary Speak Out on Sexual Abuse by Staff…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

The Echo of Isolation: Women in Solitary Confinement in America, Past and Present

New York Suspends Solitary Reforms in Deal to End Prison Strike…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

New York Corrections Officers’ Wildcat Strike Targets Law Limiting Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

New High-Security Unit on Rikers May Violate Solitary Confinement Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

ACLU Sues ICE for Transparency on Solitary Confinement Rules…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

New Fact Sheet on Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention Warns of Growth Under Trump

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Trump Order Will Force Transgender Women to Be Housed in Men’s Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Voices From Solitary: Dispatches from Unit 29 at Parchman Prison

Virginia Prison Considered Charging Men Who Burned Themselves to Protest Conditions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Illinois Legislature Passes Bill to Increase Transparency on Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

In Texas Prisons, Digital Mail Further Isolates Those in Solitary Confinement

Pattern of Beatings and Solitary Preceded Deadly New York Prison Assault…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Santa Was in Solitary and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

Unlocking Hidden Stories of Torture Behind Bars

Five Unforgettable Stories That Built a Bridge Into Darkness

Transgender Women Face Abuse and Solitary in New Jersey and Florida Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

You Can Help End Torture in U.S. Prisons

Incarcerated People in Virginia Burn Themselves in Protest of Racial Abuse and Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

You Can Be a Lifeline for People in Solitary Confinement

Missing More Than Just Thanksgiving Dinner…

Sexual Abuse, Medical Neglect, and Prolonged Solitary Reported in ICE Facility…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Two Men Attempt Self-Immolation at Virginia State Prison…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

The Fight Against Solitary Confinement Must—and Will—Go On

Incarcerated Women Face Solitary for Reporting Sexual Abuse…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week