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West Virginia

This week’s pick of news and commentary about solitary confinement: President Trump announced via Truth Social that he has selected William “Billy” Marshall to lead the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Marshall, who was appointed as the commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation in 2023, will inherit a severely overcrowded and […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Trump’s New Director of Federal Prisons Brings a Horrific Record on Prison Conditions…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Francisco Rodriguez

April 16, 2025

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Texas Prisons Are “Hell on Earth”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Phoebe Holman

May 22, 2024

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A Moment of Reckoning for Solitary Confinement in California…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Sara Vogel

September 8, 2023

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/5/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 5, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 21, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/8/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 8, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/19/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 19, 2016

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/20/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 20, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/25/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 25, 2014

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