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Solitary Confinement

The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • AP reporter Adam Geller published an investigation into why so many individuals with mental illness are held in solitary confinement in local jails across the country. He notes, […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/21/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

September 21, 2014

News & Features

American Experts Urge British Not to Believe What They Hear About US Prison Conditions

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by Aviva Stahl

September 16, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/14/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

September 14, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Dare to Think

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by Voices from Solitary

September 13, 2014

News & Features

UPDATED: From One North Carolina Prison, Reports of an Eight-Month Lockdown

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by Lisa Dawson

September 11, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/07/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

September 7, 2014

News & Features

News from the Hole: The Words of People in Solitary Confinement in America’s Prisons

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by James Ridgeway

September 4, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part VI

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by Voices from Solitary

September 2, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/14]

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by Lisa Dawson

August 31, 2014

News & Features

Pennsylvania Prison System Faces Lawsuit Over Suicide of Young Man with Mental Illness

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by Maclyn Willigan

August 29, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: What Have You Done to My Brother?

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by Voices from Solitary

August 27, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/24/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 25, 2014

News & Features

New York City Officials and Advocates Push for Change to the “Culture of Brutality” on Rikers Island

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by Savannah Crowley

August 20, 2014

News & Features

Civil Rights Groups Demand Change for Transgender Women Held in Solitary in New York’s Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 19, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/17/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 17, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/10/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 10, 2014

News & Features

Transgender Women in New York State Prisons Face Solitary Confinement and Sexual Assault

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by Aviva Stahl

August 7, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Cruel and Unusual Punishment for Transgender Women

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by Voices from Solitary

August 7, 2014

News & Features

What Solitary Confinement Does to the Human Brain

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by Maclyn Willigan

August 4, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/3/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 3, 2014

News & Features

Videos Show Brutal Treatment of Prisoners with Mental Illness

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by Lisa Dawson

August 1, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Testimony of a Jailhouse Lawyer

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by Voices from Solitary

July 30, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/14]

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by Savannah Crowley

July 27, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Reach Out

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by Voices from Solitary

July 24, 2014

News & Features

New Report Highlights Extreme Isolation Endured by Terrorism Suspects

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by Aviva Stahl

July 22, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/20/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 20, 2014

News & Features

Federal Supermax Prison “in Violation of International Law”: Amnesty International

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 16, 2014

News & Features

Advisers to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission Hold Briefing on Juvenile Solitary Confinement in New York

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by Victoria Law

July 14, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/13/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 13, 2014

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