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This week’s pick of news and commentary about solitary confinement: Children incarcerated in the former death row unit of Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, an adult maximum security prison, are being held in dangerous conditions as heat indexes in the state reach up to 133 degrees. According to the ACLU of Louisiana, the mostly Black […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Washington State

Incarcerated Children Face Isolation, Abuse, and Scorching Heat…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Washington Post Renounces “Double-Celled Solitary” and “Suicide Watch”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Most Accurate Report to Date Finds 122K People in Solitary… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Staff Accused of Starting “Fight Club” at New Jersey Prison…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Federal Judge Orders Arizona to Fix Deadly Prison Conditions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Hunger Strike Against Solitary in Texas Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

One Prison Strike Ends; Another May Begin…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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