Skip to content
SW logo
MENU
  • About
    • About Solitary Watch
    • Staff & Advisors
    • Internships & Volunteer Opportunities
    • Support SW
    • Contact
  • Resources
    • Solitary Confinement in the U.S.: The Facts (English, Spanish & French)
    • SW Fact Sheets
    • SW in Other Media Outlets
    • SW Reports: Calculating Torture: 2023 Count of People in Solitary
    • SW Reports: COVID-19 and Solitary
    • SW Reports: Louisiana On Lockdown
    • SW Book: Hell Is A Very Small Place (with Reading Guide)
    • Resources For Action
  • Projects
    • The Ridgeway Reporting Project
    • Lifelines to Solitary
    • Photo Requests From Solitary
  • Subscribe
  • Donate

Solitary Watch

Filters
  • News & Features
  • Voices from Solitary
  • Seven Days in Solitary
  • Projects

Wisconsin

New this week from Solitary Watch:  In her latest piece, incarcerated journalist and Solitary Watch Contributing Writer Kwaneta Harris exposes the systemic abuse and psychological violence faced by LGBTQAI+ individuals in prison and solitary confinement. Harris’s writing highlights how incarceration punishes queer identity while mainstream Pride celebrations too often ignore the experiences of those inside. […]

Seven Days in Solitary

On Rikers Island, People with Mental Illness Are “Deadlocked” in Cells for Months…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Lena Massengale

July 2, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Incarcerated Writer Held in Solitary in Texas…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week 

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Kilhah St Fort

January 22, 2025

Seven Days in Solitary

Incarcerated People in Virginia Burn Themselves in Protest of Racial Abuse and Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Francisco Rodriguez

December 4, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Tennessee Woman Forced to Give Birth Alone in Jail Cell Toilet…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Maeve Brennan

August 14, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Pregnant Women in Prison Face Abuse and Isolation…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Sophia Chang

August 7, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Where Does Kamala Harris Stand on Ending Solitary?…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Sophia Chang

July 24, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Refusing Forced Labor in Prisons Is Punished with Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Phoebe Holman

May 29, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Nebraska Holds Children in Prolonged Solitary in Defiance of State Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Sara Vogel

January 31, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Solitary Confinement…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Sara Vogel

April 17, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

Report Shows Hundreds of Preventable Deaths in Federal Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Sara Vogel

February 21, 2024

Seven Days in Solitary

New York City Council Moves to Ban Solitary on Rikers…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Sara Vogel

December 20, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

U.S. Prison Deaths Increased by 77% in Covid-19 Pandemic…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week  

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Sara Vogel

December 7, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

DOJ Launches Civil Rights Investigation of Two Deadly South Carolina Jails…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Sara Vogel

November 8, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

“Alternatives” to Solitary in New Jersey Prisons Fail to Reflect Reform Law…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Sara Vogel

October 18, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

Lawsuit Exposes “Unconstitutional, Torturous” Conditions in a Pennsylvania Prison Unit… and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Valerie Kiebala

October 6, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

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

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Mirilla Zhu

January 4, 2023

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/12/22]

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Mirilla Zhu

October 12, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/8/22]

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Roxanne Barnes

June 8, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/14/18]

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Valerie Kiebala

January 14, 2018

News & Features

Solitary Confinement Cells Have Become America’s New Asylums

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 20, 2010

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “That Which Does Not Kill Us…”

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Voices from Solitary

May 19, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/14]

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Aviva Stahl

May 11, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/13/14]

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Aviva Stahl

July 13, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/20/14]

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Aviva Stahl

July 20, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/14]

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Savannah Crowley

July 27, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/13/2015]

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Aviva Stahl

September 15, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/19/2016]

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Aviva Stahl

June 19, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/29/2017]

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Aviva Stahl

January 29, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/23/2017]

Read Story Arrow pointing right

by Aviva Stahl

April 23, 2017

Previous
  • 1
  • 2
Next

P.O. Box 11374
Washington, DC 20008

info@solitarywatch.org

Solitary Watch

  • Visit our facebook page
  • Visit our twitter page
  • Visit our instagram page
  • Visit our linkedin page
  • Visit our rss page

© Copyright 2025, Solitary Watch

Read about rights and permissions.

Creative Commons License