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Solitary Confinement

On July 16th, inmates at Central Prison, Bertie Correctional Institution and Scotland Correctional Institution launched a hunger strike in protest of various prison conditions, including solitary confinement. North Carolina Department of Corrections currently holds over 7,000 inmates out of approximately 36,000 in “Close Custody.” Among these are inmates are those held in Maximum Control, Protective […]

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Solitary Confinement

North Carolina Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike

Federal Prisons Chief Sends Memo Urging Prisoners Not to Kill Themselves

One Year After Historic Hunger Strike, Isolated California Prisoners Report Little Change

Political or Gang Activity? “New Afrikan” Prisoners in Solitary Confinement

New Report Examines the Hardships of Life After Solitary Confinement

Defense Describes Bradley Manning’s “Unlawful Pretrial Punishment” in Solitary Confinement

Texas Hearing Finds Prisoners Released from Solitary Directly to the Streets

Solitary Confinement: New York’s Hidden Problem

California Justice: Three Strikes and Sixteen Years in Solitary

Tamms Supermax Prison Closure Temporarily Halted

Pennsylvania Legislators to Hold Hearing on Solitary Confinement

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Hear Testimony on the Torture of Solitary Confinement

Solitary Policies in California Revised, As Prisoner Leaders Promote End to Racial Hostilities

Federal Government Seeks Dismissal of Supermax Suicide Lawsuit

The Other Death Sentence: Aging and Dying in Prison

New Report Calls for End to Use of Solitary Confinement in Immigrant Detention

Amnesty International Releases Report Condemning California Prison Isolation Units

Unlock the Box: The Fight Against Solitary Confinement in New York

California Prisoners Launch New Hunger Strike on October 10th

Former Hostage in Iran Reports on Solitary Confinement in California

“Waiting For The World To Give Us A Reason To Live”: Solitary Confinement in Utah

“Millennium Bomber,” Scarred by 12 Years in Solitary, Is Sentenced to 37 More

Solitary Confinement in North Carolina

Bonnie Kerness: Pioneer in the Struggle Against Solitary Confinement

Bradley Manning’s Torture in Solitary Confinement Is Subject of Pre-Trial Hearing

Tamms Supermax: Report Reveals More Guards Than Prisoners, Soaring Costs

NYCLU Files Suit Challenging Solitary Confinement in New York State Prisons

Mentally Ill Utah Prisoner Sentenced to 20 Days in Solitary for Not Moving Cup Fast Enough

85% of LGBTQ People Behind Bars Report Spending Time in Solitary