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Torture

A federal judge this week decried the effects of solitary confinement on a prisoner convicted on terrorism-related charges, who has spent 12 years inside ADX Florence supermax. The same judge then proceeded to sentence the prisoner in question to 37 more years, which will most likely be spent in the same torturous conditions. But these […]

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“Millennium Bomber,” Scarred by 12 Years in Solitary, Is Sentenced to 37 More

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 26, 2012

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Solitary Confinement in North Carolina

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 2, 2012

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Bonnie Kerness: Pioneer in the Struggle Against Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

November 8, 2012

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Bradley Manning’s Torture in Solitary Confinement Is Subject of Pre-Trial Hearing

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 29, 2012

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On Bradley Manning, Solitary Confinement, and Selective Outrage

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 2, 2011

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New Video: Dr. Terry Kupers on Solitary Confinement and Mental Health

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by Lisa Dawson

April 24, 2013

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The Art of Activism: Closing Tamms Supermax

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 6, 2013

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“This Draconian System of Punishment and Abuse”: An Interview with Ray Luc Levasseur

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by Aviva Stahl

November 27, 2013

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After 42 Years in Solitary Confinement, Will the Angola 3’s Albert Woodfox Be a Free Man?

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by Jean Casella

November 20, 2014

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Will Lawsuits and Exposés Lead to Reform of Florida’s Brutal Prisons?

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by Laura Cepero

June 18, 2015

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Southern Injustice: 37 Years in Solitary

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by James Ridgeway

January 5, 2010

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What the War on Terror Owes to the War on Crime

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 16, 2010

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Two Clinton-Era Laws That Permit Cruel and Unusual Punishment

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 16, 2010

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Solitary Confinement Is Not Healthy for Elephants (or Humans)

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by Jean Casella

February 3, 2010

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The Maine Redemption: Bill Seeks to Restrict Use of Solitary in State’s Prisons

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 11, 2010

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The Hashmi Case Brings Guantanamo Home

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 4, 2010

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Freed British Hostage Evokes Trauma of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

January 2, 2010

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ACLU Says Teen Tortured at Montana Prison

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 30, 2009

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The End of Tamms Supermax

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 9, 2013

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Twelve Years in Solitary, and “Still in Illegal Limbo”

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

January 24, 2013

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“Companionship or Death”: Jewish Engagement With the Injustice of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 26, 2013

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New Article in Fortune News: “Suffering in Solitary”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 12, 2013

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Bradley Manning Marks 1,000 Days in Pre-Trial Detention

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 23, 2013

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Thirty Days in Solitary

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 30, 2013

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U.S. DOJ Documents Torturous Treatment in Pennsylvania Solitary Confinement Unit

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

June 10, 2013

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Prison Health Care: Is the American Health Profession Ignoring a Human Rights Issue Hiding in Plain Sight?

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by James Ridgeway

February 1, 2014

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News from the Hole: The Words of People in Solitary Confinement in America’s Prisons

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by James Ridgeway

September 4, 2014

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Arizona Opens New $50M Supermax Prison; Report Denounces State’s Use of Solitary

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by Lisa Dawson

December 11, 2014

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Under Fire for Negligence, North Carolina Prisons Chief Seeks New Mental Health Funding

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by Lisa Dawson

December 15, 2014

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