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Original Reporting, News & Features on Solitary Confinement from a Nation on Lockdown.

News & Features

Solitary Confinement Leads to Suffering and Suicide in Pennsylvania’s Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 19, 2012

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Montana Settlement Limits Solitary Confinement for Juveniles, Prisoners with Mental Illness

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 18, 2012

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Torturous Milestone: 40 Years in Solitary for the Angola 3

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 17, 2012

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New Film Explores “the Injustice of Solitary Confinement and the Transformative Power of Art”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 14, 2012

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Connecticut Votes to Replace the Death Penalty with Life in Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 12, 2012

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European Human Rights Court Rules Terror Suspects Can Be Extradited to U.S. Supermax

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 11, 2012

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“Complete Lawlessness” at Orleans Parish Prison

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 7, 2012

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40 Years in Solitary: New BBC Program on the Angola 3 Case

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by James Ridgeway

April 5, 2012

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“Cruel Isolation”: Amnesty International Report Blasts Conditions in Arizona’s Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 3, 2012

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More Suicides in Solitary Plague Massachusetts Prisons

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 30, 2012

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Leading Mental Health Experts Urge Illinois Legislators to Close Tamms Supermax

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 29, 2012

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Solitary Confinement Rises Sharply on Rikers Island — and Activists Respond

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 28, 2012

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Pelican Bay SHU Prisoners Respond to California’s Proposed Prisons Reforms

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by Sal Rodriguez

March 27, 2012

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Solitary Confinement in New York (and in the New York Times)

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 22, 2012

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California Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Petition the UN to Intervene

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 21, 2012

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North Carolina Prisoners Report Being Put in Solitary Confinement for Going on Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

March 13, 2012

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California Announces Reform of Controversial Policies That Led to Prison Hunger Strike

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by Sal Rodriguez

March 9, 2012

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“The Gray Box”: Upcoming New York Event on Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

March 9, 2012

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“A Time to Speak Up”: Prisoner Freed After a Decade in Solitary Confinement in Pennsylvania

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by Sal Rodriguez

March 8, 2012

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Prisoners with Mental Illness Suffer — and Die — in Arizona’s Solitary Confinement Cells

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 7, 2012

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Lawsuit Charges Solitary Confinement in Arizona’s Prisons Is Cruel and Unusual Punishment

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 6, 2012

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UN Human Rights Council Considers Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 5, 2012

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Decision of Federal Judge Frees Prisoner from Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 2, 2012

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National and International Events Challenging Use of Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 1, 2012

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New Ban on Solitary Confinement for Child Prisoners in Mississippi

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 29, 2012

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New Federal Budget: Plenty of Money for Prisons

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 25, 2012

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