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Solitary Confinement

Elliott “Bud” Yorke, who is incarcerated at Florida’s Columbia Correctional Institution Annex at Lake City, was sent to solitary confinement on June 24. According to prison officials, he was placed in isolation for his own protection after corrections officers observed injuries suggesting that he had been assaulted. Aside from being two months shy of his 90th birthday, Yorke […]

News & Features

Ninety Years Old, Deaf, and in the Hole in a Florida Prison

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by Adelyn Baxter

July 10, 2014

News & Features

“We Are Not the Worst of the Worst”: One Year Later, What’s Changed for Pelican Bay’s Hunger Strikers?

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by Victoria Law

July 7, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/6/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 6, 2014

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New Solitary Confinement Policies in California Bring Small Changes and Raise Big Questions

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 3, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/29/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 29, 2014

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Prayers for People in Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

June 29, 2014

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What It Means to Be Human: A Philosopher’s Argument Against Solitary Confinement

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by Maclyn Willigan

June 24, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/22/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 22, 2014

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In a Maryland Jail, Teens Charged As Adults Face Isolation and Neglect

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by Aviva Stahl

June 17, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/15/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 15, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: 23 and 1

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by Voices from Solitary

June 13, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/8/14]

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by Jean Casella

June 8, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Playing “The Con Game” at Pelican Bay

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by Voices from Solitary

June 6, 2014

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The Odyssey to Pelican Bay: Families Journey to California’s Notorious Supermax Prison

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by Sarah Shourd

June 3, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/1/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 2, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary, Analyzing Isolation, Part III

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by Voices from Solitary

May 28, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/25/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 25, 2014

News & Features

Holder Makes Obama Administration’s First Public Statement on Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 24, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “That Which Does Not Kill Us…”

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by Voices from Solitary

May 19, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/18/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 18, 2014

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New York Prisons Bar Media from Solitary Confinement Units

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 17, 2014

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On the Way to Solitary, Women in Massachusetts Jail Get Strip Searched and Videotaped

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by Victoria Law

May 15, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 11, 2014

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“Disappearing” the Disadvantaged Into Prison, and Into Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

May 9, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 4, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Head Cases

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by Voices from Solitary

April 30, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary, Analyzing Isolation, Part II

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by Voices from Solitary

April 29, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/27/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 27, 2014

News & Features

New ACLU Report Examines Devastating Impact of Solitary Confinement on Women

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by Victoria Law

April 24, 2014

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