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This week’s roundup of news on solitary confinement: Last week, a coalition of House Democrats introduced new legislation that would broadly ban the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons, jails, and immigration detention facilities. If made law, the End Solitary Confinement Act would limit the use of solitary confinement to a maximum of four […]

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Torture

House Democrats Introduce Legislation Banning Solitary in Federal Facilities… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Prison Staff Charged in Dehydration Death of Michigan Man; New Film on Solitary in Texas…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

The Word: When Solitary Is Used to Silence

You Can Help End Torture in U.S. Prisons

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

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

Seven Days in Solitary [10/5/22]

The Word: Torture Before Trial

Seven Days in Solitary [8/24/22]

Voices from Solitary: An Open Letter from the Allegheny County Jail

Will Biden Step Up on Solitary Confinement?

The Truth Behind Dennis Hope’s Decades of Torture in Solitary Confinement

Voices from Solitary: A Letter to Kalief Browder

“It’s Like a Slow War, Like a Slow Burn. Like a Slow, Quiet Form of Torture.”

Can Architects Help End Solitary Confinement?

Six Weeks in Solitary [4/5/21]

In New York, Few Resources for Solitary Confinement Survivors After Prison

Immigrant Detainees Went on Hunger Strike Against Intolerable Conditions and COVID Exposure. ICE Punished Them with Solitary Confinement.

Seven Days in Solitary [1/18/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/11/20]

Voices from Solitary: Flashes from Hell

Seven Days in Solitary [1/4/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [12/21/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/7/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/30/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/9/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/26/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/12/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/5/20]