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Incarcerated men on Texas death row filed a lawsuit challenging their placement in indefinite solitary confinement. The state’s male death row, which is housed in the Allan B. Polunsky Unit, has held men in near-total isolation since 1999, after a person escaped from death row. The lawsuit states that the men are locked in their […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Men on Texas Death Row Sue to End Decades of “Cruel” Isolation…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

February 2, 2023

News & Features

The Word: When Solitary Is Used to Silence

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

January 31, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

“Unrelenting” Solitary on Federal Death Row Alleged to Violate Constitution…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

January 25, 2023

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Federal Judge Orders Arizona to Fix Deadly Prison Conditions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

January 18, 2023

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Hunger Strike Against Solitary in Texas Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

January 12, 2023

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/21/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

December 22, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “I’m Ready to be Treated Like a Human Again”

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by Voices from Solitary

December 20, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/22]

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by Caitlin Konya

September 8, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Books Are a Spark in the Dark

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by Voices from Solitary

September 6, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

August 31, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “As Real As It Honestly and Truthfully Gets”

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by Voices from Solitary

August 12, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary 8/10/22

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by Roxanne Barnes and Jean Casella

August 11, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/13/22]

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by Valentina Flores

July 14, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/6/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

July 6, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/18/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

May 19, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Living on Deathwatch

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by Voices from Solitary

May 16, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

May 11, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days In Solitary [4/20/22]

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by Mirilla Zhu

April 20, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/6/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

April 6, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/23/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

March 23, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/16/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

February 16, 2022

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Fourteen Days in Solitary [1/12/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

January 12, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/20/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

October 20, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [5/31/21]

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by Annalena Wolcke

June 14, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Six Weeks in Solitary [4/5/21]

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by Lizzie Kane

April 6, 2021

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/22/21]

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by Lizzie Kane

February 22, 2021

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/1/21]

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by Lizzie Kane

February 1, 2021

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 28, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/9/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 9, 2020

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