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Wisconsin Department of Corrections

New this week from Solitary Watch: To mark Mother’s Day, Solitary Watch contributing writer Kwaneta Harris and her daughter Summer Knight engage in a powerful exchange about how their bond was shattered by nearly a decade of forced silence through solitary confinement. Knight opens up about the confusion, anxiety, and fear she felt when her […]

Seven Days in Solitary

New Mexico Sued for “Cruel and Unusual” Use of Prolonged Prison Isolation… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Kilhah St Fort

May 14, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 4, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/18/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 18, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/21/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 21, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/7/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 7, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/28/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 28, 2017

News & Features

At Wisconsin Juvenile Prisons, Children Face a Nightmare of Solitary Confinement and Abuse

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 22, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/10/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 10, 2016

News & Features

Officials, Advocates Call for Restrictions on Solitary Confinement in Wisconsin

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by Lisa Dawson

March 30, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/13/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 13, 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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