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This account, from the American Civil Liberties Union’s “Blog of Rights,” includes a link to the ACLU’s full statement to the UN on solitary confinement in the United States, as well as to the report by UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan Mendez. The ACLU’s Amy Fettig appeared before the U.N. Human Rights Council today to condemn the […]

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Solitary Confinement

UN Human Rights Council Considers Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons

Decision of Federal Judge Frees Prisoner from Solitary Confinement

National and International Events Challenging Use of Solitary Confinement

New Ban on Solitary Confinement for Child Prisoners in Mississippi

New Federal Budget: Plenty of Money for Prisons

Family of California Prisoner Who Died on Hunger Strike Speaks Out

Illinois Governor Proposes Closing Controversial Tamms Supermax Prison

“Occupy” Prison Protests in California Oppose Use of Solitary Confinement

Voices from Solitary: “The Isolated Prisoner”

Conflicting Reports on Hunger Strike at California’s Corcoran State Prison

Update: Prisoner Dies During Hunger Strike at California’s Corcoran State Prison

New Video: Daughter of Russell Maroon Shoats, Held in Solitary Confinement for Nearly 30 Years

Lawsuit Challenges South Carolina’s Use of Solitary Confinement on Prisoners with Mental Illness

Shackled in Solitary: Prisoners with Mental Illness in Michigan’s Prisons

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

“The Gray Box”: Must-Read Article (Plus Video) on Solitary Confinement in America

83-Year-Old Activist Priest Held in Solitary Confinement in Federal Prison

Solitary Confinement in Great Britain: Still Harsh, But Rare

NYCLU to Host Meeting on Solitary Confinement in New York State

Voices from Solitary: Prison Transfer

Mumia Abu-Jamal Moved Off Death Row–and into Solitary Confinement

The Guantánamos Next Door

California Considers New Rules for Solitary Confinement in State Prisons

Solitary Confinement in Virginia’s Prisons

California Bill Would Increase Media Access to Prisoners

New Report Shows Juvenile Lifers Suffering in Solitary Confinement

Isolated California Prisoners Continue Their Fight for Reform

New Video: National Religious Campaign Against Torture Takes a Stand on Solitary Confinement

Santa Was in Prison and Jesus Got the Death Penalty