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A comprehensive new article by Brandon Keim in Wired Science is titled “The Horrible Psychology of Solitary Confinement.” Keim does an excellent job of summing up the research on the psychological effects of solitary. He also points to the relative lack of cutting-edge neuroscientific research on the subject, which might show the physical effects isolation has on the […]

News & Features

What Solitary Confinement Does to the Brain

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 11, 2013

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Faces and Voices of the California Prison Hunger Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 10, 2013

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As 30,000 Join California Prison Hunger Strike, Corrections Officials Issue Guidelines on Starvation

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 9, 2013

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California Prisoners Launch New Hunger Strike to Protest Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 8, 2013

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Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/7/13]

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 7, 2013

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New Feature: Letters to Solitary

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by Lisa Dawson

July 7, 2013

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Women in California Prison Isolation Units Face Overcrowding and Despair

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 1, 2013

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Angola 3’s Herman Wallace, Gravely Ill, Still Held in Isolation

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 24, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/23/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

June 23, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Solitary Watch Print Edition

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 21, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: 13.5 Square Feet

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by Voices from Solitary

June 20, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/16/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

June 15, 2013

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Records Show Excessive Use of Force at Colorado Supermax

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by Lisa Dawson

June 15, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Death Row Diary” of Florida Man Scheduled to Die Tonight

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by Voices from Solitary

June 12, 2013

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Suicide in Solitary: A Mother Remembers Her Son

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 11, 2013

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U.S. DOJ Documents Torturous Treatment in Pennsylvania Solitary Confinement Unit

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

June 10, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/9/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

June 9, 2013

News & Features

Board of Correction Votes Against Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York City Jails

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by Cat Guzman and Jean Casella

June 7, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: The Loneliest Place in the World

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by Voices from Solitary

June 3, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/2/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

June 2, 2013

News & Features

GAO Report Questions Widespread Use of Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 1, 2013

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Measure to Limit Solitary Confinement Advances in Senate Immigration Bill

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by Rachel M. Cohen

May 29, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/26/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

May 26, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Your Imagination, But My Reality

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by Voices from Solitary

May 25, 2013

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Deaf Prisoners in Florida Face Abuse and Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

May 21, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/19/13]

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 19, 2013

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Federal Lawsuit Challenges Brutality in Solitary Confinement Unit at North Carolina Prison

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by Lisa Dawson

May 18, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Extradition”

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by Voices from Solitary

May 13, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/12/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

May 12, 2013

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