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Solitary Confinement

The title of this post is the title of an article that appeared in yesterday’s New York Law Journal by Michael Mushlin, professor at Pace Law School and a longtime advocate for the reduction and reform of solitary confinement. As Mushlin points out, the prison population in New York State has dropped by 16.75 percent in […]

News & Features

Solitary Confinement: New York’s Hidden Problem

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 6, 2012

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Texas Hearing Finds Prisoners Released from Solitary Directly to the Streets

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 5, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Spark in the Dark

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by Voices from Solitary

September 1, 2012

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Judge Rules Against Colorado Supermax That Keeps Prisoners Indoors for Years

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 30, 2012

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Teen Dies in Solitary in Georgia Jail After Alleged Medical Neglect

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 17, 2012

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

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 11, 2012

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New Report Examines the Hardships of Life After Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 10, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: What Happens When the War Is Over

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by Voices from Solitary

August 8, 2012

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

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 7, 2012

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

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 6, 2012

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Federal Prisons Chief Sends Memo Urging Prisoners Not to Kill Themselves

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 4, 2012

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North Carolina Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 1, 2012

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AFSC Releases “Survivors Manual” By and For Prisoners in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 31, 2012

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Washington Prisoner Subjected to Solitary Confinement for “Involuntary Protection”

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 30, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Surviving the “Prison Within a Prison”

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by Voices from Solitary

July 28, 2012

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New Audio: Is Solitary Confinement Torture?

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 27, 2012

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New Video: “Solitary Confinement: The Season of Sorrow”

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 26, 2012

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Suicide in Solitary: The Death of Alex Machado

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 24, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “A Sort of Solitary Psychosis”

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by Voices from Solitary

July 22, 2012

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Death in Pennsylvania Solitary Confinement Cell Raises Questions

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by Hannah Taleb

July 20, 2012

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Shutting Down a Supermax: An Interview With Alan Mills of the Uptown People’s Law Center

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by Julian Burns

July 16, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Can’t You Hear Us?

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by Voices from Solitary

July 14, 2012

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“New York’s Black Sites”: New Article About Solitary Confinement in State Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 12, 2012

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Demonstrators Protest Solitary Confinement and Brutality in New York City’s Jails

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by Shae Cali

July 10, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “No Human Being Should Be Treated This Way”

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by Voices from Solitary

July 9, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Loneliness Is a Destroyer of Humanity”

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by Voices from Solitary

July 7, 2012

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Guantanamo “Is Not an Aberration”: How the War on Terror Came Home

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 6, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Washington Cell Extraction

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by Voices from Solitary

July 5, 2012

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One Year Anniversary of Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Against Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 3, 2012

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