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supermax prison

The following comes from Joseph Stanwick, who has spent nearly two decades in solitary confinement in Texas. In this letter to Solitary Watch, he describes his last holiday season, which was spent under lockdown status. In supermax prisons and solitary confinement units, where people rarely leave their cells to begin with, lockdown often entails further deprivations of things like regular […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Thin Comfort

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by Voices from Solitary

December 20, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Analyzing Isolation, Part I

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by Voices from Solitary

April 21, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Phantom Souls

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by Voices from Solitary

June 19, 2015

News & Features

Leading Mental Health Experts Urge Illinois Legislators to Close Tamms Supermax

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 29, 2012

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Lawsuit Challenges Conditions at ADX Federal Supermax

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by Shae Cali

June 25, 2012

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Irish Court Blocks Suspect’s Extradition to U.S., Citing Risk of Solitary Confinement  

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by Garrett Zehr

July 6, 2015

News & Features

Far from Guantánamo, Torture Takes Root in American Soil

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by Jean Casella

February 9, 2014

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