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The following was written by Ricky Silva, 33, who is currently serving a life sentence at Florida State Prison, where he has spent almost four years in solitary confinement held in close management. He writes, “I even agree with my prison sentence… I don’t hold it against anyone who feels I got what I should get… […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Everyone Needs a Friend

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by Voices from Solitary

August 21, 2013

News & Features

California Prison Hunger Strikers to Be Force-Fed

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 19, 2013

News & Features

Day 41 of California Hunger Strike: CDCR Still Insists It’s A Gang Power Play

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 18, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: The Torture Chamber

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by Voices from Solitary

August 16, 2013

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Day 39 of California Prison Hunger Strike: Governor Jerry Brown Remains Silent

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 15, 2013

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Day 36 of California Hunger Strike: Hundreds Still Protesting Isolation Policies

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 12, 2013

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Calipatria Hunger Striker: “Putting Everything On The Line For Dignity”

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 9, 2013

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Pat Nolan’s Evangelical Prison Reform

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by James Ridgeway

August 8, 2013

News & Features

The Use of Isolation in U.S. Prisons: A Human Rights Issue

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

August 8, 2013

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30 Days of Hunger Striking, California Prisons Chief Insists It’s “Gang Power Play”

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 6, 2013

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Hundreds Still on Hunger Strike in California Prisons As Situation Becomes Increasingly Dire

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 1, 2013

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Suicide of California Hunger Strike Participant Draws National Attention to a Broken System

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 30, 2013

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Why Holder’s Pledge That Snowden “Will Not Be Tortured” Is a Lie

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 29, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/28/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

July 28, 2013

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One Thousand California Hunger Strikers At Two Weeks

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 24, 2013

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California Prison Hunger Strike: “It’s an Absolute Madhouse”

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 22, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/21/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

July 21, 2013

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California Prison Officials Retaliating Against Hunger Strikers

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 19, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: American Supermax

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by Voices from Solitary

July 18, 2013

News & Features

Thousands of California Prisoners, One Hunger Strike, One Week

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 15, 2013

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We Are One Body: Catholics Raise Voices Against Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 14, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/14/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

July 14, 2013

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Members of Congress Call for Investigation of Louisiana’s Use of Solitary Confinement, Treatment of Angola 3

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 13, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: This Place Is Nothing More Than a Torture Chamber

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by Voices from Solitary

July 12, 2013

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What Solitary Confinement Does to the Brain

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 11, 2013

News & Features

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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