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• Brian Nelson spent 23 years of his 28-year sentence in solitary confinement, many of them in the notorious Tamms supermax state prison in Illinois, which has since been closed. After his release, Nelson dedicated himself to advocating for the rights of people in prison through his work with the Uptown People’s Law Center in […]

Seven Days in Solitary

A Month in Solitary [5/3/21]

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by Annalena Wolcke

May 3, 2021

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/15/21]

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by Lizzie Kane

February 15, 2021

Ridgeway Reporting Project

How to Survive Supermax

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

June 20, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/24/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 24, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/25/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 25, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/31/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 31, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/17/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 17, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/19/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 19, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/5/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 5, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/29/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 29, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/05/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 5, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/11/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 11, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Suicide Is Preferable to Long-Term Segregation”

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by Voices from Solitary

March 21, 2013

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