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Step Down Program

When they promoted me to medium custody after more than eight years in isolation, I thought I was leaving solitary confinement behind. Instead, I found myself in a strange space: not quite solitary, not quite general population, but somehow managing to combine the worst aspects of both. On paper, in Texas, medium custody is supposed […]

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by Kwaneta Harris

February 4, 2025

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: On Hunger Strike in a Pennsylvania Prison

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by Voices from Solitary

December 19, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/22]

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by Caitlin Konya

January 3, 2023

Voices from Solitary

“Ready to Return to Humanity” After 34 Years in Solitary Confinement

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by Voices from Solitary

March 29, 2021

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Playing “The Con Game” at Pelican Bay

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by Voices from Solitary

June 6, 2014

News & Features

Calipatria Hunger Striker: “Putting Everything On The Line For Dignity”

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 9, 2013

News & Features

Solitary Policies in California Revised, As Prisoner Leaders Promote End to Racial Hostilities

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 24, 2012

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