Texas Archives - Solitary Watch

Texas

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

Texas

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

The Word: When Solitary Is Used to Silence

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

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

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

Seven Days in Solitary [12/21/22]

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

Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/22]

Voices from Solitary: Books Are a Spark in the Dark

Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/22]

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

Seven Days in Solitary 8/10/22

Seven Days in Solitary [7/13/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/6/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/18/22]

Voices from Solitary: Living on Deathwatch

Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/22]

Seven Days In Solitary [4/20/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/6/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/23/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/16/22]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [1/12/22]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/20/21]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [5/31/21]

Six Weeks in Solitary [4/5/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/22/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/1/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/9/20]