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supermax unit

The following is a chronicling of inmate M.O.’s  entry into a now 16 years in Oregon’s various isolation units. Convicted of murder, he later assaulted a codefendant he claims wrongly pinned the blame on him and testified against M.O. in exchange for a reduced sentence. M.O. spent nine years in Oregon’s isolation units before being transferred […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Exiled In Purgatory

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by Voices from Solitary

June 7, 2012

News & Features

A Supermax Prisoner’s Film from Hell

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by James Ridgeway

July 15, 2010

News & Features

A Suspicious (and Lonely) Death in Maine State Prison’s Lockdown Unit

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

March 19, 2010

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