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Albert Woodfox

• The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that a circuit court recently ruled that the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PADOC) violated the 8th Amendment rights of Ernest Porter by holding him in solitary confinement for 33 years on death row. Porter’s death sentence was vacated in 2003, but the PADOC continued to hold him on death row. After the […]

Seven Days in Solitary

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 2, 2020

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 24, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/3/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 3, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/13/20]

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April 19, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/6/20]

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April 10, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/30/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 30, 2019

SW Reports

Louisiana on Lockdown: The History of Solitary Confinement in Louisiana

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by Katie Rose Quandt

September 12, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/26/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 26, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/29/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 29, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/13/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 15, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/1/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 1, 2019

Announcements

Groundbreaking New Report Exposes Impact of Solitary Confinement in Louisiana State Prisons

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June 25, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/27/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 27, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/1/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 1, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/25/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 25, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/11/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 12, 2019

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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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Seven Days in Solitary [10/15/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 15, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/1/2017]

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October 1, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/23/2017]

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July 23, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/15/2017]

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January 15, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/23/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

October 23, 2016

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/1/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 1, 2016

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/28/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 28, 2016

News & Features

BREAKING NEWS: Angola 3’s Albert Woodfox Freed from Prison After 43 Years in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 19, 2016

News & Features

Will the Supreme Court Free Albert Woodfox After 43 Years in Solitary?

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by Katie Rose Quandt

December 8, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/06/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

December 6, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/15/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

November 17, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/8/2015]

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

November 8, 2015

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