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

News & Features

Life and Death in Pennsylvania’s Solitary Confinement Cells

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

September 7, 2010

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Colorado State Penitentiary II Opens With 300 New Solitary Confinement Cells

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 1, 2010

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“I Spent 29 Years in Solitary Confinement”

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

August 27, 2010

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Down Time for Solitary Watch

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 25, 2010

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“Outsourcing Punishment” and the Privatization of Justice

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 12, 2010

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Solitary Confinement Is a “Challenge for Medical Ethics”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 11, 2010

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Obama’s First Military Tribunal: Child Soldier Tortured at Bagram and Gitmo

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 10, 2010

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“Epidemic” of Suicides in Massachusetts Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 6, 2010

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Ridgeway on America’s Solitary Confinement Nightmare

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by Jean Casella

August 5, 2010

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Pennsylvania Legislators Hold Hearings on Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 5, 2010

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Federal Judge: Extended Solitary Confinement Causes “Lasting Psychological Damage and Emotional Harm”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 4, 2010

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Due Process Rights Routinely Suppressed in California Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 3, 2010

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Another Suspicious Death in Maine State Prison’s Lockdown Unit

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by James Ridgeway

August 3, 2010

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Private Prison Giant GEO Faces Fallout from Texas Prison Riots

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 2, 2010

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“Never in the Civilised World Have So Many Been Locked Up for So Little”

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

August 1, 2010

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WikiLeaks Suspect Faces Long Stay in Pretrial Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 31, 2010

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Prison Heat: Hunger Strike Highlights Summer’s Deadly Toll on U.S. Inmates

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 26, 2010

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Montana Teen Who Faced Torture in Prison Asks Judge to Keep Him Out of Solitary

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 22, 2010

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Judge Rules Procedures at Tamms Supermax Violate Constitution

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 21, 2010

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The Puppy Protection Act and the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

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by James Ridgeway

July 19, 2010

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“Torture Memo” Author Says He Authorized Waterboarding, But Not “Extended Solitary Confinement”

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 16, 2010

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A Supermax Prisoner’s Film from Hell

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by James Ridgeway

July 15, 2010

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Clarence Thomas “Outraged” by Treatment of His Nephew, But Condones the Same for Thousands of Others

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 14, 2010

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LGBT Kids in Prison Face Rape, Beatings, and Isolation

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 13, 2010

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Celebrities in Solitary: Lindsay Lohan Goes to Lockdown

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 12, 2010

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Russian “Spy” Anna Chapman Chose Deportation Over Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 12, 2010

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