youth in solitary Archives

youth in solitary

New this week from Solitary Watch: In the latest Voices from Solitary piece, Thomas Bartlett Whitaker recounts the arrival of a new man to his section, who he quickly notices is suffering from mental illness. He describes being torn between an instinct of self-preservation, knowing that such people could be dangerous when sharing a cell, […]

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People in Solitary in Texas are “Basically Being Cooked to Death”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Class-Action Lawsuit Challenges Oregon’s Use of Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

ICE Uses Solitary to Coerce People Into Self-Deporting…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Colorado Judge: Forced Prison Labor is “Involuntary Servitude”…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Exposing the “Real Scandal” Behind the Solitary Cell Where Epstein Died…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

After Decades in Solitary, Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers Navigate the Free World…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Youth Face Prolonged Isolation in Connecticut’s Adult Prisons…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Horrific Abuse in New York’s Prisons Predates Law Limiting Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Pregnant Women in ICE Detention Face Isolation, Shackling, and Medical Neglect…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

ICE Reopens Prisons and Detention Centers Previously Closed Due to Abuse and Neglect…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

ICE Incarcerates Immigrants in Notorious Unit at Louisiana State Penitentiary Angola…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Suicides Have Skyrocketed in New York State Prisons, Data Shows…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Louisiana’s Angola Prison to Reopen Unit Notorious for Solitary Confinement Abuses…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Immigrants Detained Nationwide Face Isolation and Squalor…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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

New York Suspends Solitary Reforms in Deal to End Prison Strike…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Illinois Legislature Passes Bill to Increase Transparency on Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

New York Mayor Sued for Blocking Solitary Confinement Ban…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

American Psychological Association Resolution Calls for Ban on Youth Solitary…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Negligence in New Jersey Prison Led to Death at Christmas…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

When Suicide Watch Becomes a Death Sentence…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Kids Locked Up Alone in Filthy Cells at Baltimore County Jail…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

Man Freezes to Death in Alabama Jail…and Other News on Solitary Confinement This Week

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