Solitary Watch

Americans with Disabilities Act

• According to My Twin Tiers, five people held at the Allegheny County Jail filed a lawsuit through the Abolitionist Law Center (ALC) and the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project, claiming that the conditions at the facility violate their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 14th Amendment. The ALC conducted a survey of people […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/21/20]

by Valerie Kiebala

September 24, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/9/19]

by Valerie Kiebala

December 9, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/26/19]

by Valerie Kiebala

August 26, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/8/19]

by Valerie Kiebala

July 8, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/24/19]

by Valerie Kiebala

June 24, 2019

News & Features

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

by Joshua Manson

January 12, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [01/01/2017]

January 1, 2017

News & Features

Judged Incompetent to Stand Trial, People with Mental Illness Still Languish in Pennsylvania Jails

by Vaidya Gullapalli

November 19, 2015

News & Features

Severely Disabled Man Sues New York State Prisons for Neglect, Abuse

by James Ridgeway

March 27, 2014