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This week’s pick of news and commentary about solitary confinement: Approximately 55 percent of incarcerated people in solitary confinement in Virginia have been there for more than 15 days. Whether in solitary for disciplinary violations or “their own protection,” many of these individuals live in dangerous conditions and face abuse from staff. One man in […]

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Protests Against Long-Term Solitary Continue in Virginia…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Kids in Albuquerque Jail “Locked Down in Our Cells All Day Like a Animal in a Zoo”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

5 Reasons to Show Your Support for Solitary Watch Before the Year Ends

Negligence in New Jersey Prison Led to Death at Christmas…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Santa Was in Solitary and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

Time Is Running Out to Support Solitary Watch’s Work

New York City Council Moves to Ban Solitary on Rikers…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Voices from Solitary: On Hunger Strike in a Pennsylvania Prison

The Guardian Marks a Major Milestone for Solitary Watch and Justice in Journalism

Report Documents the Solitary Confinement Crisis in Texas Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

A Message from Our New Editor-in-Chief, Incarcerated Journalist Juan Moreno Haines [Video]

You Can Help End Torture in U.S. Prisons

U.S. Prison Deaths Increased by 77% in Covid-19 Pandemic…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Bill to Reduce Solitary Confinement in Washington State Stalls, But Advocates Vow to Continue the Fight

U.S. Use of Solitary Defies International Treaty, UN Finds…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Be a Lifeline for People in Solitary Confinement

The Conservative Case Against Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Give Thanks for Being with Loved Ones—and Fight for Those Who Can’t

Incarcerated Journalist Juan Moreno Haines Named Editor-in-Chief of Solitary Watch

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Man Held in Solitary for Years Without Exercise…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

NewsMatch is Back! Donations TRIPLED in November

DOJ Launches Civil Rights Investigation of Two Deadly South Carolina Jails…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Voices from Solitary: I Need to Be Alone

Victims of Sexual Abuse by Prison Staff Face Additional Punishment…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Hunger Strike in a Massachusetts Prison Targets Isolation and Abuse…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

“Alternatives” to Solitary in New Jersey Prisons Fail to Reflect Reform Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Solitary Confinement Punishes Vulnerable People Inside a San Mateo County Jail

Proposed “Emergency” Regulations Double Down on Solitary Use in California…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Lawsuit Exposes “Unconstitutional, Torturous” Conditions in a Pennsylvania Prison Unit… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week