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Brandon Green is imprisoned in Uinta 1, a supermax unit at the Utah State Prison in Draper. His writings appear on a blog created for him by Utah Prison Watch. In this piece, he challenges readers to imagine what is like to live in solitary confinement, as he vividly describes the physical and psychological deterioration that […]

Voices from Solitary

Utah

Voices from Solitary: “Home Sweet Home”

Voices from Solitary: From the Vortex of Uinta One

Voices from Solitary: “A Sort of Solitary Psychosis”

Voices from Solitary: “No Wonder There Are So Many Suicides”

Brandon Green, Chronicler of Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/2014]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/9/2015]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/13/2015]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/16/2016]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/25/2016]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/19/2017]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/07/2017]

“Waiting For The World To Give Us A Reason To Live”: Solitary Confinement in Utah

Mentally Ill Utah Prisoner Sentenced to 20 Days in Solitary for Not Moving Cup Fast Enough

The “Vicious Cycles” Created by Solitary Confinement

“I Write, Read, Cry, Sleep and Beg for Death”: Life In Utah’s Supermax

Utah Supermax Prisoners Report Being “Treated Like an Animal”

The Machinery of Death: Some Death Row Prisoners Can Still Opt for Firing Squad (or Electric Chair, Gas Chamber, or Noose)

A Day in the Life of Three Prisoners in Solitary Confinement

Mentally Ill Inmate Starves to Death in Utah Jail