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• The 2014 wrongful death case of 57-year-old James Embry has been revived, and WDRB News obtained a video showing Embry emaciated in the last moments of his life. Embry starved to death in solitary confinement, after refusing 35 out of his 36 last meals at the Kentucky State Penitentiary, where he had been sentenced […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/3/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 3, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/27/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 27, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/20/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 20, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/13/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 13, 2018

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Court Rulings Against Canada’s Use of Solitary Confinement Could Set New Standards for Reform

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by Garrett Zehr

March 7, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/4/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 4, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/25/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 25, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/4/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 4, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/28/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 28, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/19/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 19, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/12/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 12, 2017

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“Witness to Human Torture”: On Both Sides of the Prison Walls, Social Workers Confront Solitary Confinement

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 3, 2017

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Lawsuits Challenge the Cruelty of Decades in Solitary Confinement on Death Row

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by Aleks Gilbert

October 10, 2017

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Decades After Prison Escapes, Men Face Life in Solitary Confinement With No Way Out

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by Madeline Batt

September 28, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/12/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

March 12, 2017

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New Report Shows Devastating Impact of Solitary Confinement on Incarcerated People with Physical Disabilities     

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by Joshua Manson

January 12, 2017

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Senate Democrats Introduce Landmark Bill to Reform Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons

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by Joshua Manson

October 7, 2016

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Settlement Limits Solitary Confinement for People With Mental Illness in Indiana’s Prisons

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by Jack Denton

February 11, 2016

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Children Held in Solitary Confinement in Nebraska for “Days, Weeks, Even Months”

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 12, 2016

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In Open Letter to President Obama, Groups Push for Solitary Confinement Reforms

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by Garrett Zehr

October 3, 2015

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Lawsuit Charges Delaware Prison System With Neglect and Solitary Confinement of Mentally Ill

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by Aylin Manduric

September 17, 2015

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UN’s “Mandela Rules” to Set New International Limits on Solitary Confinement

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by Aylin Manduric

July 17, 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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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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New Report Documents the “Waste, Cost and Harm” of Solitary Confinement in Texas

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by Lakshmi Gopal

February 12, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/8/14]

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by Jean Casella

June 8, 2014

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Immigrant Hunger Strikers Placed in Solitary Confinement at Federal Detention Center

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by Jean Casella

April 4, 2014

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/3/13]

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by Jean Casella

November 5, 2013

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/28/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

July 28, 2013

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