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Tommy Silverstein

Thomas Silverstein, who has been described as America’s “most isolated man,” has been held in an extreme form of solitary confinement under a “no human contact” order for 28 years. Originally imprisoned for armed robbery at the age of 19, Silverstein is serving life without parole for killing two fellow prisoners (whom he says were threatening his […]

Voices from Solitary

America’s Most Isolated Federal Prisoner Describes 10,220 Days in Extreme Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 5, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Picturing Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 20, 2012

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/7/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 7, 2016

News & Features

Fortresses of Solitude (Part 1)

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 28, 2011

News & Features

Federal Appeals Court Considers Tommy Silverstein’s 30 Years in Extreme Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

September 25, 2013

News & Features

America’s “Most Isolated Man” Sues the Bureau of Prisons

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 22, 2010

News & Features

Solitary Watch Watches National Geographic’s Experiment in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 2, 2010

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