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Recently obtained videos which have been exposed to the public show corrections officers using extreme force on incarcerated people suffering from various forms of mental illness. Attack on a Suicidal Man at Denver City Jail Footage of one such video (shown below), taken in September of last year and later obtained by The Colorado Independent through an […]

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Videos Show Brutal Treatment of Prisoners with Mental Illness

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by Lisa Dawson

August 1, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Fly in the Ointment

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by Voices from Solitary

July 13, 2015

News & Features

Nonviolent Protest in Pennsylvania Solitary Confinement Unit Leads to Seven Years of Prosecutions

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by Victoria Law

March 27, 2017

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New Video: UN Torture Expert Juan Mendez on Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

November 15, 2011

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New Film Explores “the Injustice of Solitary Confinement and the Transformative Power of Art”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 14, 2012

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Solitary and Death Row Survivor Anthony Graves Speaks Out

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by Sal Rodriguez

June 22, 2012

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New Video: Dr. Terry Kupers on Solitary Confinement and Mental Health

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by Lisa Dawson

April 24, 2013

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Supreme Court Justice Kennedy: “Solitary Confinement Literally Drives Men Mad”

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by Jean Casella

March 25, 2015

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Video Shows Maine Prisoner with Mental Illness Brutally Subdued by Guards

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by Lisa Dawson

April 5, 2013

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New Video: “Solitary Confinement: The Season of Sorrow”

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 26, 2012

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New Video: Daughter of Russell Maroon Shoats, Held in Solitary Confinement for Nearly 30 Years

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 10, 2012

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New Video: National Religious Campaign Against Torture Takes a Stand on Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 28, 2011

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