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New this week from Solitary Watch:  In an article co-published by The Appeal, Solitary Watch’s Katie Rose Quandt and Maeve Brennan report on the “dangerous, barbaric conditions” at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), a federal jail in Brooklyn. Lockdowns emulating solitary confinement have become increasingly frequent in response to rising violence at the facility. The […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Trump’s Policies Throw Lives of  Incarcerated People into Chaos…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Surina Venkat

July 9, 2025

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Trump’s New Director of Federal Prisons Brings a Horrific Record on Prison Conditions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

April 16, 2025

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

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by Sara Vogel

November 8, 2023

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Seven Days in Solitary 8/10/22

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by Roxanne Barnes and Jean Casella

August 11, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

May 4, 2022

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Seven Days In Solitary [4/20/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

April 20, 2022

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Seven Days In Solitary [4/13/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

April 13, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Letters from the Hole

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 10, 2010

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/26/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 26, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/9/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 9, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/22/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 22, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/16/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

November 16, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/11/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 11, 2015

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/22/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 22, 2015

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/1/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

November 1, 2015

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/5/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 5, 2016

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/20/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 20, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/19/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 19, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/7/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 7, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/28/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 28, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/15/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 15, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 28, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/23/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 23, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/10/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 10, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 27, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/29/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

September 30, 2021

News & Features

Prisons Use Solitary Confinement to Silence Strikers Nationwide—But Their Voices Have Been Heard

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by Valerie Kiebala and Jean Casella

October 1, 2018

News & Features

Mentally Ill in South Carolina’s Prisons Suffer Decades of Abuse and Neglect

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 11, 2014

News & Features

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

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 9, 2012

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