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Former political prisoner Ray Luc Levasseur was raised in Maine, born to a working-class family of Quebecois origin. He became politically radicalized at a young age, first after serving a term of duty in Vietnam, and again after spending two years in a Tennessee prison. In 1986, Ray Luc Levasseur was convicted for militant activities conducted […]

Voices from Solitary

Solitary Confinement

Voices from Solitary: “A Prison Where the Building Becomes the Shackles”

Seven Days in Solitary [11/24/13]

Federal Bureau of Prisons Details Plans for Limited “Audit” of Solitary Confinement Practices

Voices from Solitary: Life in H-Unit, ADX Federal Supermax

Seven Days in Solitary [11/17/13]

Voices from Solitary: Welcome to the SHU

In States That “Reduce” Their Use of Solitary Confinement, Suffering Continues for Those Left Behind

Seven Days in Solitary [11/10/13]

New Report Criticizes Use of Solitary Confinement in New Mexico Prisons and Jails

Reports Condemn Solitary Confinement in New York City’s Jails, As Officials Weigh Its Future

Seven Days in Solitary [11/3/13]

Prison Segregation and Racial Disparities

Voices from Solitary: Solitary Confinement’s Invisible Scars

Seven Days in Solitary [10/27/13]

One Month After Historic Hunger Strike, California Lawmakers Hold Hearings on Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [10/20/13]

Under Fire, Federal Bureau of Prisons Audits Use of Solitary Confinement—and Buys a New Supermax Prison

Oversight in British Prisons: A Model for the U.S.?

Seven Days in Solitary [10/13/13]

Voices from Solitary: “I Live Each Day Contemplating Death”

Seven Days in Solitary [10/6/13]

Videos Show Abuse of Mentally Ill in California Prisons

After 41 Years in Solitary, a Dying Herman Wallace Has His Conviction Overturned—-and Is Freed

Seven Days in Solitary [9/29/13]

Federal Appeals Court Considers Tommy Silverstein’s 30 Years in Extreme Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [9/22/13]

New Project: Photo Requests from Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/15/13]

Inside ADX Supermax: “A Bloody Nightmare”