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The following poem was written by Nicholas Zimmerman, who is currently incarcerated at Attica Correctional Facility in New York. He has been in prison for twelve years, and in solitary confinement for ten of those years. He writes: “Since being in The SHU [Special Housing Unit], I have had a stroke, I have been diagnosed with […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “You Are Solitary Confinement”

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by Voices from Solitary

May 1, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Sentence Worse Than Death

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by Voices from Solitary

March 11, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Disciplined Into Madness and Death

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by Voices from Solitary

February 18, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Suffering at the Hands of Other Human Beings

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by Voices from Solitary

February 4, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Haunted by Memory’s Ghosts

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by Voices from Solitary

December 30, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Man’s Strength Behind a Steel Door

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by Voices from Solitary

September 8, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: From a Nevada Hole

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by Voices from Solitary

June 16, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “No Longer a Part of the World”

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by Voices from Solitary

June 12, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “A Terribly Unique Experience”

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by Voices from Solitary

April 1, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Thoughts of Freedom Running Wild in My Head”

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by Voices from Solitary

March 31, 2012

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