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The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports, and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • A 68-year-old woman from North Carolina was arrested and put in solitary as punishment for having walked away from a halfway house almost 40 years ago because of […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/30/2015]

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by Garrett Zehr

August 30, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/14/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 14, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/7/15]

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by Hallie Grossman

June 7, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/15/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

March 15, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

December 28, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/23/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

November 23, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

November 2, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/8/14]

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by Jean Casella

June 8, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/30/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

March 30, 2014

News & Features

Torture on Death Row: Court Rules Against Automatic Use of Solitary Confinement for the Condemned

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by Aviva Stahl

March 17, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/12/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

January 12, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/17/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

November 17, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/15/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

September 16, 2013

News & Features

The 2 Million Swing State Voters Who Won’t Be Voting Today

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 6, 2012

News & Features

Virginia Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Launch Hunger Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

May 24, 2012

News & Features

How Many Prisoners Are in Solitary Confinement in the United States?

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 1, 2012

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Solitary Confinement in Virginia’s Prisons

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 9, 2012

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Another Prisoner With Mental Illness Dies in Isolation

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 21, 2010

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Women Prisoners in Virginia Segregated for Having Mental Illness or “Looking Butch”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 11, 2010

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Rastafarians Spend a Decade in Solitary for Refusing Haircuts

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 11, 2010

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Solitary Confinement for Transgender Inmate in Virginia

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 5, 2010

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