Wisconsin prisons

"Dying to Live": Hunger Strike in Wisconsin Prison Protests Indefinite Solitary Confinement

Sarah Blatt-Herold
Waupun Correctional Institution

Update, 5 pm: Based on court records, Wisconsin Watch is reporting that three men are now being force-fed as the hunger strike enters its third week. They include LaRon McKinley Bey and Cesar De Leon at Waupun Correctional Institution and Prince Aturn-Ra Uhuru Mutawakki/Norman C. Green at Columbia Correctional Institution, who has been in isolation for eighteen […]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/23/2015]

Garrett Zehr
Seven Days in Solitary

The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports, and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • A New York Times investigation found that men at the Clinton Correctional Facility in New York faced retribution after the escape of two individuals earlier this year. Dozens […]