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Solitary Confinement

The title of this post is the title of our most recent piece for The Guardian. It draws on a new report released yesterday by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union, titled Growing Up Locked Down: Youth in Solitary Confinement in Jails and Prisons Across the United States. The report is a shocking […]

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Kids in Solitary Confinement: America’s Official Child Abuse

Extradited to a Future of Torture in a U.S. Supermax Prison

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

Amnesty International Releases Report Condemning California Prison Isolation Units

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

The Other Death Sentence: Aging and Dying in Prison

Federal Government Seeks Dismissal of Supermax Suicide Lawsuit

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

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Hear Testimony on the Torture of Solitary Confinement

New York Prisoner Gets Five Years in Solitary for Cell Phone Smuggled in by Guard

Scientists Discover How Social Isolation Damages Young Brains

Mumia Abu-Jamal Challenges Death Row Solitary Confinement and Life Without Parole

Portrait of a Prison Whistleblower—and His Punishment

Pennsylvania Legislators to Hold Hearing on Solitary Confinement

“Total Isolation”: Solitary Confinement in Oregon

Tamms Supermax Prison Closure Temporarily Halted

Voices from Solitary: A Man’s Strength Behind a Steel Door

California Justice: Three Strikes and Sixteen Years in Solitary

Solitary Confinement: New York’s Hidden Problem

Texas Hearing Finds Prisoners Released from Solitary Directly to the Streets

Voices from Solitary: A Spark in the Dark

Judge Rules Against Colorado Supermax That Keeps Prisoners Indoors for Years

Teen Dies in Solitary in Georgia Jail After Alleged Medical Neglect

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

New Report Examines the Hardships of Life After Solitary Confinement

Voices from Solitary: What Happens When the War Is Over

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

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

Federal Prisons Chief Sends Memo Urging Prisoners Not to Kill Themselves