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

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Obama, in Criminal Justice Speech, Denounces the “Overuse of Solitary Confinement” in U.S. Prisons

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by Jean Casella and Garrett Zehr

July 14, 2015

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Kafka and the Debate Over Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

July 9, 2015

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Irish Court Blocks Suspect’s Extradition to U.S., Citing Risk of Solitary Confinement  

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by Garrett Zehr

July 6, 2015

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After Hunger Strikes, Solitary Reforms Come to California’s Prisons—and Leave Thousands Behind

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 1, 2015

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Will Revamped Prison Regulations Reduce Solitary Confinement in California?

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by Sal Rodriguez

June 30, 2015

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Kalief Browder’s Life and Death Galvanize Action to End Solitary Confinement

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by Hallie Grossman

June 29, 2015

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Supreme Court Justice Kennedy Invites Constitutional Challenge of Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

June 23, 2015

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Will Lawsuits and Exposés Lead to Reform of Florida’s Brutal Prisons?

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by Laura Cepero

June 18, 2015

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Federal Judge Orders Angola 3’s Albert Woodfox Released After 43 Years in Solitary

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 8, 2015

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New Report Highlights 10 Destructive Myths About Solitary Confinement

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by Hallie Grossman

June 5, 2015

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With Loved Ones in Prison, Women Lead the Fight Against Solitary Confinement in New York

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by Keri Blakinger

May 28, 2015

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New Report Documents Brutal Treatment of People with Mental Illness in U.S. Prisons and Jails

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

May 22, 2015

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London Calling

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by Jean Casella

May 5, 2015

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Law Aimed at Silencing People Convicted of Crimes Is Declared Unconstitutional

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

May 1, 2015

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Legislation Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York Gains Momentum

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by Marco Poggio

April 29, 2015

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American Outcasts: U.S. Prisons and Modern Day Banishment

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by James Ridgeway

April 24, 2015

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At Ohio’s Supermax Prison, a Hunger Strike Ends But Extreme Isolation Remains

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

April 21, 2015

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Voices from ADX: Living “Inside America’s Toughest Prison”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 2, 2015

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Officials, Advocates Call for Restrictions on Solitary Confinement in Wisconsin

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by Lisa Dawson

March 30, 2015

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Supreme Court Justice Kennedy: “Solitary Confinement Literally Drives Men Mad”

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by Jean Casella

March 25, 2015

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UN Torture Investigator Barred from Visiting American Supermax Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 18, 2015

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Audit of Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons: An Inside Job Reaches Foregone Conclusions

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 2, 2015

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In Canada, a Death in Prison Sparks Debate, Lawsuits Over Solitary Confinement

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by Aviva Stahl

February 18, 2015

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Women in New York State Prisons Face Solitary Confinement and Shackling While Pregnant or Sick

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by Victoria Law

February 16, 2015

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New Report Documents the “Waste, Cost and Harm” of Solitary Confinement in Texas

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by Lakshmi Gopal

February 12, 2015

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In California Prisons, Hundreds Removed from Solitary Confinement—and Thousands Remain

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 27, 2015

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