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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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Lawsuit Exposes “Unconstitutional, Torturous” Conditions in a Pennsylvania Prison Unit… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 6, 2023

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Post-Traumatic Prison Disorder Could Impact Millions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

May 10, 2023

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Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Leader Held in Solitary for Six More Years…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Mirilla Zhu

March 9, 2023

News & Features

The Word: Torture Before Trial

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

September 29, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/5/22]

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by Caitlin Konya

October 5, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/24/22]

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by Caitlin Konya

August 24, 2022

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/29/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

June 29, 2022

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ACLU Calls on U.N. Human Rights Official to Stop Teen’s Torture in Montana Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 17, 2010

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Seven Days in Solitary [4.12.13]

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by Lisa Dawson

April 12, 2013

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/23/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

June 23, 2013

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/24/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 24, 2016

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/25/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 25, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/13/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 13, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/10/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 10, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/19/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 19, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/10/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 10, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/13/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 15, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 28, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/11/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 11, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/22/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 23, 2020

News & Features

Looking Back on Six Years of Leadership Against Solitary Confinement With UN Torture Expert Juan Méndez

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by James Ridgeway

January 30, 2017

News & Features

A Watershed Year in the Movement to Stop Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

January 2, 2020

News & Features

UN Report Compares Solitary Confinement Practices in the U.S. and Around the World

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by Joshua Manson

October 28, 2016

News & Features

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

News & Features

New Video: UN Torture Expert Juan Mendez on Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

November 15, 2011

News & Features

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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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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UN’s “Mandela Rules” to Set New International Limits on Solitary Confinement

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by Aylin Manduric

July 17, 2015

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