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Torture

When they promoted me to medium custody after more than eight years in isolation, I thought I was leaving solitary confinement behind. Instead, I found myself in a strange space: not quite solitary, not quite general population, but somehow managing to combine the worst aspects of both. On paper, in Texas, medium custody is supposed […]

News & Features

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by Kwaneta Harris

February 4, 2025

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Dispatches from Unit 29 at Parchman Prison

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by Voices from Solitary

January 20, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Virginia Prison Considered Charging Men Who Burned Themselves to Protest Conditions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

January 16, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Pattern of Beatings and Solitary Preceded Deadly New York Prison Assault…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

January 2, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Men Were Held in “the Hole” Without Light or Heat in a Pennsylvania Prison…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Kilhah St Fort

December 26, 2024

Announcements

Unlocking Hidden Stories of Torture Behind Bars

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by Juan Moreno Haines

December 23, 2024

Announcements

You Can Help End Torture in U.S. Prisons

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by Jean Casella and Juan Moreno Haines

December 13, 2024

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Polluted Waters

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by Voices from Solitary

December 6, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Incarcerated People Are Forced to Do Dangerous Hurricane Cleanup Work…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

October 23, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

People with Mental Illness on Rikers Locked in Solitary and Denied Treatment…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

October 9, 2024

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Slow Drift Into the Abyss

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by Voices from Solitary

October 7, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Illinois Lawmakers Advocate for Limits on Solitary Confinement…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

September 25, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Lawsuit Accuses New York Prisons of Illegally Putting Disabled People in Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Phoebe Holman

May 15, 2024

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Not Captured on Camera

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by Voices from Solitary

April 3, 2024

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Stillness Is My Nemesis

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by Voices from Solitary

March 21, 2024

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: At Attica, Hard Hearts and a Sliver of Hope

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by Voices from Solitary

March 12, 2024

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: You Have to Be There

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by Voices from Solitary

January 22, 2024

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: On Hunger Strike in a Pennsylvania Prison

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by Voices from Solitary

December 19, 2023

Announcements

You Can Help End Torture in U.S. Prisons

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by Jean Casella

December 7, 2023

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: I Need to Be Alone

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by Voices from Solitary

November 7, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Sara Vogel

August 2, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

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

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by Abigail Gorman

June 28, 2023

News & Features

The Word: When Solitary Is Used to Silence

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

January 31, 2023

News & Features

You Can Help End Torture in U.S. Prisons

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by Jean Casella

December 16, 2022

News & Features

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

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by Jean Casella

December 14, 2022

News & Features

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

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/5/22]

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by Caitlin Konya

October 5, 2022

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The Word: Torture Before Trial

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

September 29, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/24/22]

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by Caitlin Konya

August 24, 2022

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