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This commentary is the latest in “The Word from Solitary Watch,” our series of dispatches by Solitary Watch staff and contributors. • After nearly 30 years in prison, 2025 brings me a different kind of Juneteenth than the average American. While San Quentin celebrates what formerly enslaved Texans learned in 1865—that they are free from […]

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Juneteenth to an Incarcerated American

Suicides in North Carolina Prisons Linked to Use of Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Detained Migrants Face Indefinite Solitary in Texas…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Migrants Face Inhumane Conditions, Abuse, and Solitary at El Paso ICE Facility…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

“Mama’s in the Hole”

Witnessing the Solitary-to-Cemetery Pipeline

Virginia Governor Vetoes Solitary Reform Bill…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

No Exit: Death and Despair in Texas’s “Double-Cell” Solitary Units

Federal Judge Allows Detention and Torture of Migrants at Guantanamo…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Voices from Solitary: The Toll Isolation Takes

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Illinois Legislature Passes Bill to Increase Transparency on Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

In Texas Prisons, Digital Mail Further Isolates Those in Solitary Confinement

Invisible Chains

Jailed Man Dies From Medical Neglect While in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Incarcerated People Are Forced to Do Dangerous Hurricane Cleanup Work…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

In Texas Prisons, People with Mental Illness Are Held in Tiny Cages for Days on End

Solitary Persists in Washington Prisons Despite Promises to End It…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Voices from Solitary: A Struggle Just to Be Myself

Tennessee Woman Forced to Give Birth Alone in Jail Cell Toilet…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Pregnant Women in Prison Face Abuse and Isolation…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

NYC Mayor Issues “Emergency Order” to Block New Solitary Confinement Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Where Does Kamala Harris Stand on Ending Solitary?…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Congress Passes Federal Prisons Oversight Bill…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Men Held in Solitary in Massachusetts File Lawsuit Against “Oppressive Conditions”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

After 22 Years in a Solitary Cell, Nevada Man Fights to End the Torture…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Hundreds of Doctors Urge Biden to End Solitary in ICE Facilities…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

The Hell Inside Hell: Solitary Confinement in Texas Hides the Sexual Abuse of Women and Girls

Texas Prisons Are “Hell on Earth”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week