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Special Management Unit (SMU)

The following piece was written by Tashon Burke, a 28-year-old African American man struggling with mental illness, who estimates he has spent nearly eight years in solitary confinement throughout his incarceration. This past February, Burke was transferred from the Restricted Housing Unit (RHU) at SCI Houtzdale in Pennsylvania to the SCI Fayette Special Management Unit […]

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by Valerie Kiebala

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by Valerie Kiebala

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 8, 2019

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 4, 2019

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by Valerie Kiebala

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by Valerie Kiebala

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by Valerie Kiebala

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