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This article was published in collaboration with The Appeal. The true story of a 2015 prison break from a New York maximum-security facility has electrified viewers of Showtime’s acclaimed miniseries “Escape at Dannemora,” which wrapped up on December 30. The ​tale focuses on two men serving life sentences, David Sweat and Richard Matt, and their […]

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Showtime’s ‘Escape at Dannemora’ Left Out Torture and Abuse

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by Katie Rose Quandt

January 10, 2019

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Solitary Confinement on Television: ‘Orange Is the New Black’ and Pop Culture’s Lockup Landscape

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June 16, 2016

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Solitary Confinement: Coming Live to a Computer Near You

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