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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 

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by Juan Moreno Haines

June 19, 2025

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What, to the Incarcerated American, Is Your Election Day?

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by Juan Moreno Haines

November 4, 2024

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Trusted Sources: Why Mainstream Media Needs Incarcerated Voices

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by Juan Moreno Haines

May 13, 2024

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The Word: When Solitary Is Used to Silence

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

January 31, 2023

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The Word: What Will It Take to End Torture in U.S. Prisons?

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by Jean Casella

December 14, 2022

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The Word: Dismantle Prisons or Improve Conditions? As Someone Inside, I Know We Must Do Both

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by Juan Moreno Haines

October 31, 2022

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The Word: Torture Before Trial

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

September 29, 2022

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The Word: In Prison, We Face Epidemics of Isolation and Neglect on Top of COVID-19

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by Juan Moreno Haines

June 30, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/1/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

June 1, 2022

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The Word: The Myth of Safety Through Punishment

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

April 29, 2022

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