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New this week from Solitary Watch: In the most recent edition of Voices from Solitary, incarcerated journalist Sara Kielly brings readers with her as she travels back to her time at a men’s maximum security facility. Like more than 90 percent of transgender woman, Kielly spent long stints in solitary confinement before her transfer to […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Women in Solitary Speak Out on Sexual Abuse by Staff…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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by Djamilah Diabate

March 12, 2025

News & Features

Despite Harsh Lockdowns, Nearly Half of Women in Massachusetts Prisons Caught the Coronavirus

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by Shabnam Danesh

June 23, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/25/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 25, 2018

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Things I Always Carry With Me

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by Voices from Solitary

September 14, 2017

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Restless Nights

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by Voices from Solitary

March 18, 2016

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Segregation Medical

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by Voices from Solitary

July 28, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “I Am Somebody’s Daughter”

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by Voices from Solitary

February 24, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/1/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 2, 2014

News & Features

On the Way to Solitary, Women in Massachusetts Jail Get Strip Searched and Videotaped

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by Victoria Law

May 15, 2014

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