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An article by Sharon Shalev in the latest issue of the UK’s New Humanist magazine, provides one of the best descriptions we’ve seen of the contours of daily life inside an American supermax prison. Shalev, a fellow at the London School of Economics, is author of the book Supermax: Controlling Risk Through Solitary Confinement and of […]

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Solitary Confinement

Inside the American Supermax

America’s “Most Isolated Man” Sues the Bureau of Prisons

How Many Prisoners Are in Solitary Confinement in the United States?

For Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons, A Year of Incremental Reform

Civil and Human Rights Groups to Eric Holder: No New Federal Supermax Prison at Thomson

Solitary Not Yet Over at Rikers, But Advocates Keep Fighting

New Report Documents the “Waste, Cost and Harm” of Solitary Confinement in Texas

In Canada, a Death in Prison Sparks Debate, Lawsuits Over Solitary Confinement

UN Torture Investigator Barred from Visiting American Supermax Prisons

Officials, Advocates Call for Restrictions on Solitary Confinement in Wisconsin

At Ohio’s Supermax Prison, a Hunger Strike Ends But Extreme Isolation Remains

Legislation Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York Gains Momentum

London Calling

New Report Documents Brutal Treatment of People with Mental Illness in U.S. Prisons and Jails

New Report Highlights 10 Destructive Myths About Solitary Confinement

Kalief Browder’s Life and Death Galvanize Action to End Solitary Confinement

Irish Court Blocks Suspect’s Extradition to U.S., Citing Risk of Solitary Confinement

Kafka and the Debate Over Solitary Confinement

At Louisiana’s Angola Prison, Lawsuit Claims, the Sick Face Neglect, Isolation, and Death

British Supreme Court Rules Against Unlawful Use of Prolonged Solitary Confinement

Can International Laws and Standards Help Curb Solitary Confinement in the United States?

Chelsea Manning Faces Solitary Confinement for Reading Materials, Other Minor Infractions

Report Blasts Conditions at District of Columbia Jail

California Prison Hunger Strikes Sparked Solitary Reforms, Internal Documents Show

With New Report, Prison Officials Commit to Reducing Their Use of Solitary Confinement

Lawsuit Charges Delaware Prison System With Neglect and Solitary Confinement of Mentally Ill

Due Process Rights Routinely Suppressed in California Prisons

UN Committee on Torture Says U.S. Must Reform Its Use of Solitary Confinement

Working from the Inside Out