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Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox have entered their 40th year in solitary confinement in the Louisiana prison system. A series of events in New Orleans last month marked the 39th “anniversary” of their placement in solitary, following the murder of Angola prison guard Brent Miller–a murder for which Wallace and Woodfox were later convicted on highly […]

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Angola 3 Mark 39 Years in Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

May 17, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Mother’s Story

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 14, 2011

Voices from Solitary

America’s Most Isolated Federal Prisoner Describes 10,220 Days in Extreme Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 5, 2011

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Now Available: Solitary Watch Print Edition

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

May 1, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Colorado Department of Corrections in Need of Correction

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 30, 2011

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Colorado Lawmakers Present Weakened Version of Solitary Confinement Bill

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 28, 2011

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Report Documents Abuse in Pennsylvania Prison’s Lockdown Unit

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 26, 2011

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Report from Panel Discussion on Prison Isolation Units

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 23, 2011

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Prisoner with Mental Illness Locked in Solitary Filth in Private Jail

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 21, 2011

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No Budget Cuts for Federal Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 13, 2011

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Solitary Confinement Comes to Capitol Hill

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by Daniel Goldman

April 11, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Destroyed Souls”

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 10, 2011

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Congressional Briefing on Solitary Confinement to Take Place This Week

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 4, 2011

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Isolation Units Within U.S. Prisons: CCR Panel Discussion in San Francisco

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 1, 2011

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Supreme Court Rules Against Exonerated Death Row Inmate, for Prosecutors Who Withheld Evidence

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 30, 2011

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Tolerating Torture

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 29, 2011

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Prisoner Grievances: “The System for Going Up Against the System”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 24, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Live from Lockdown

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 20, 2011

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Cruel and Usual: U.S. Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 19, 2011

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Growing Resistance to the Solitary Confinement of Bradley Manning

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 17, 2011

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Prison Rape, the PREA, and the PLRA

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

March 7, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Lane Nelson on Angola’s Death Row

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

March 5, 2011

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Fortresses of Solitude (Part 2)

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 1, 2011

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Fortresses of Solitude (Part 1)

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 28, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Imprisoned in the First Control Unit for Women

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 26, 2011

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ACLU Takes a Strong Stand Against Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 25, 2011

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Bill to Limit Solitary Confinement Introduced in Colorado Legislature

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 22, 2011

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ACLU Urges UN to Take Action on Solitary Confinement in the United States

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 21, 2011

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Former Detainee Describes Solitary Confinement at Guantanamo

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 18, 2011

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