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Part of Obama’s plan for fulfilling his campaign promise to close Guantanamo calls for moving a piece of the notorious detention camp, virtually intact, onto mainland American soil. In a letter sent to members of Congress this week, a coalition including the ACLU, Amnesty International USA, and the Center for Constitutional Rights warned against this portion of the White House plan for Gitmo detainees, which the groups believe “could […]

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Obama’s Plan Is the “Wrong Way to Close Guantanamo,” Groups Warn

Storming “Little Gitmo”: Lawsuit Challenges Restricted Units in Federal Prisons

Solitary Confinement Is a “Challenge for Medical Ethics”

“Torture Memo” Author Says He Authorized Waterboarding, But Not “Extended Solitary Confinement”

A Supermax Prisoner’s Film from Hell

Two for One: Guantanamo Won’t Close, But Illinois Supermax Will Open

Prisoner Sent to Solitary Based on Reading Materials

“Extradition to a Future of Total Isolation” Opposed by British Human Rights Lawyer

No Evidence of National Reduction in Solitary Confinement

Atul Gawande on Solitary Confinement: Our Generation of Americans “Has Countenanced Legalized Torture”

Cash-Strapped Colorado Comes Up With Funds for New Supermax

Maine Legislature Votes to Study Solitary Confinement Practices–But Not to Change Them

Federal Lawsuit Challenges 27 Years of Supermax Confinement

Maine’s Solitary Confinement Bill: Another Test of Our Tolerance for Torture

Amy Goodman and Atul Gawande on Solitary Confinement