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New this week from Solitary Watch: Only two days remain in November, when all donations to Solitary Watch will be TRIPLED through NewsMatch. Donations in any amount are deeply valued and appreciated. Please consider making a donation today. ___________________________________________________________________________ This week’s pick of news and commentary about solitary confinement: In mid-October, as part of a […]

Seven Days in Solitary

U.S. Use of Solitary Defies International Treaty, UN Finds…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week  

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by Sara Vogel and Valerie Kiebala

November 29, 2023

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Trump Wants to Bring Back Torture. For Thousands of Americans, It Never Went Away.

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 10, 2017

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UN Committee on Torture Says U.S. Must Reform Its Use of Solitary Confinement

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by Sridevi Nambiar

December 5, 2014

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U.S. Government Tells UN: “No Systematic Use of Solitary Confinement in the United States”

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by Jean Casella

October 14, 2014

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At U.N. Prisoners’ Rights Meeting, U.S. Resists Limits on Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 18, 2012

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California Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Petition the UN to Intervene

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 21, 2012

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Freed from an Iranian Prison, Sarah Shourd Speaks Out for U.S. Prisoners in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 6, 2011

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UN Torture Investigator Calls on Nations to End Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 19, 2011

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Tuesday Night in NYC: Forum on Solitary Confinement Features UN Special Rapporteur on Torture

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 17, 2011

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ACLU Urges UN to Take Action on Solitary Confinement in the United States

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 21, 2011

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