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This essay by John Jay Powers was published by the Colorado Independent, with the following introductory note by editor Susan Greene. Greene has corresponded with Powers for years, and included him in her multimedia investigation of solitary confinement, The Gray Box. “Jack Powers is an inmate in the federal Bureau of Prisons convicted of bank robbery and escaping from prison. […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Finally Out and Among the Living”

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by Voices from Solitary

November 29, 2013

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Voices from Solitary: Thin Comfort

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by Voices from Solitary

December 20, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: 13.5 Square Feet

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by Voices from Solitary

June 20, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Solitary Watch Print Edition

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 21, 2013

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Voices from Solitary: “Mind Blowing Because I’m a Kid”

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by Voices from Solitary

April 7, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Analyzing Isolation, Part I

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by Voices from Solitary

April 21, 2014

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Voices from Solitary: Walk With Me — Life on the Inside of the SMU at USP Lewisburg

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by Voices from Solitary

February 2, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Hunger Strike in Menard Prison

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February 6, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part I

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by Voices from Solitary

February 18, 2014

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Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part III

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by Voices from Solitary

March 3, 2014

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Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part IV

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by Voices from Solitary

March 25, 2014

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Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part V

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by Voices from Solitary

March 31, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “That Which Does Not Kill Us…”

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by Voices from Solitary

May 19, 2014

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Voices from Solitary: Dare to Think

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by Voices from Solitary

September 13, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary, Analyzing Isolation, Part III

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by Voices from Solitary

May 28, 2014

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Voices from Solitary: Playing “The Con Game” at Pelican Bay

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by Voices from Solitary

June 6, 2014

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Voices from Solitary: 23 and 1

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by Voices from Solitary

June 13, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: What Have You Done to My Brother?

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by Voices from Solitary

August 27, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part VI

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by Voices from Solitary

September 2, 2014

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Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part VII

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by Voices from Solitary

September 26, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: At War With My Own Self

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by Voices from Solitary

September 30, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Is “Torture” Too Strong of a Word?

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by Voices from Solitary

November 7, 2014

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Voices from Solitary: Freedom Shares My Cell

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by Voices from Solitary

October 16, 2014

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Voices from Solitary: Survivors Speak

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by Voices from Solitary

October 21, 2014

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Voices from Solitary: Cycle of Despair

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by Voices from Solitary

January 5, 2015

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Voices from Solitary: Is It Normal to Think That?

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by Voices from Solitary

November 15, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Sentence Worse Than Death

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by Voices from Solitary

December 25, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “I Am Somebody’s Daughter”

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by Voices from Solitary

February 24, 2015

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Voices from Solitary: The Safari from Pelikkkan Bay

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by Voices from Solitary

April 16, 2015

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