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New this week from Solitary Watch: A new article originally published in Truthout, by Solitary Watch contributor Victoria Law, examines the impact of recent judicial and legislative decisions in California on the future of solitary confinement in the United States. Throughout the article, Law provides context for the recent California Ninth Circuit decision to a […]

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No Decrease in Solitary Use in Federal Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

New Report and Public Database Track Legislation to Limit or End Solitary Confinement

Will Biden Step Up on Solitary Confinement?

Seven Days in Solitary [12/15/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/18/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/19/21]

Six Weeks in Solitary [4/5/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/4/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/28/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/10/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/6/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/22/20]

Report: 500% Increase in Use of Solitary Confinement During COVID-19 Puts Hundreds of Thousands of People at Risk

What Will It Take to End Solitary Confinement?

Advocates Join Forces to End Long-Term Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons in the Next 10 Years