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Torture

New this week from Solitary Watch: Writing in the American Prospect in an article supported by Solitary Watch, our senior writer Katie Rose Quandt explores the continued use of solitary confinement by the federal Bureau of Prisons despite its numerous proven negative impacts, and the BOP’s continued failure to meet recommendations for reform from its […]

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

News & Features

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

Voices from Solitary

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

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by Voices from Solitary

April 27, 2022

News & Features

Will Biden Step Up on Solitary Confinement?

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by Veronica Riccobene and Jean Casella

February 28, 2022

News & Features

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

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by Madeline Batt

February 17, 2022

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Letter to Kalief Browder

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by Voices from Solitary

December 28, 2021

Voices from Solitary

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

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by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

December 14, 2021

News & Features

Can Architects Help End Solitary Confinement?

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by Nicole Capozziello

November 29, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Six Weeks in Solitary [4/5/21]

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by Lizzie Kane

April 6, 2021

Ridgeway Reporting Project

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

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

February 8, 2021

Ridgeway Reporting Project

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

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

January 28, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/18/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 18, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/11/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 11, 2021

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Flashes from Hell

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by Voices from Solitary

January 11, 2021

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