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Supermax Prisons

In 1993, Dr. Stuart Grassian, following extensive interviews with men in California’s Pelican Bay State Prison Security Housing Unit (SHU), reported that extensive periods in solitary confinement lead to what he referred to as a “syndrome” particular to prison isolation units. Anxiety, ruminations, panic attacks, aggression, paranoia, and psychotic symptoms were observed as a consequence of […]

News & Features

The “Vicious Cycles” Created by Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 24, 2013

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Solidarity and Solitary: When Unions Clash With Prison Reform

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 21, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: What Solitary Confinement Does to the Mind

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by Voices from Solitary

February 16, 2013

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Utah Supermax Prisoners Report Being “Treated Like an Animal”

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 15, 2013

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Feds to Open New Supermax Prison Cells at “Gitmo North”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 8, 2013

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Federal Bureau of Prisons to Undergo Review of Solitary Confinement Practices

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 5, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Suffering at the Hands of Other Human Beings

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by Voices from Solitary

February 4, 2013

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State Bar Association Calls on New York to “Profoundly Restrict” Its Use of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 30, 2013

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As California Implements Some Solitary Confinement Reforms, Prisoners Remain Skeptical

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 25, 2013

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Twelve Years in Solitary, and “Still in Illegal Limbo”

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

January 24, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Art from Tennessee’s Death Row

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by Voices from Solitary

January 20, 2013

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Suicide in Solitary: The Life and Death of Armando Cruz (Part 2)

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 18, 2013

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Suicide in Solitary: The Life and Death of Armando Cruz (Part 1)

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 17, 2013

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As Washington State Prisons Begin Reforms, 800 Remain in Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 16, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Brandon Green, Chronicler of Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 11, 2013

News & Features

The End of Tamms Supermax

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 9, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “No Wonder There Are So Many Suicides”

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by Voices from Solitary

December 17, 2012

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Mentally Ill Utah Prisoner Sentenced to 20 Days in Solitary for Not Moving Cup Fast Enough

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by Sal Rodriguez

December 13, 2012

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Profile of an ADX Prisoner: “Just Half Crazy And Trying To Hold On To The Other Half”

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by Sal Rodriguez

December 9, 2012

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NYCLU Files Suit Challenging Solitary Confinement in New York State Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 6, 2012

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Tamms Supermax: Report Reveals More Guards Than Prisoners, Soaring Costs

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by Beth Broyles

December 4, 2012

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Bonnie Kerness: Pioneer in the Struggle Against Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

November 8, 2012

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“Millennium Bomber,” Scarred by 12 Years in Solitary, Is Sentenced to 37 More

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 26, 2012

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“I Write, Read, Cry, Sleep and Beg for Death”: Life In Utah’s Supermax

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 25, 2012

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“Waiting For The World To Give Us A Reason To Live”: Solitary Confinement in Utah

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 24, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “It Has Zapped Me Of My Personality”

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by Voices from Solitary

October 21, 2012

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Prisoner at Corcoran State Prison Commits Suicide in Solitary

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 19, 2012

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Former Hostage in Iran Reports on Solitary Confinement in California

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 19, 2012

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California Prisoners Launch New Hunger Strike on October 10th

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by Sal Rodriguez

October 16, 2012

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