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After a bold campaign promise, the president has remained almost silent as thousands languish in solitary in federal prisons. Advocates say they remain hopeful that he will find his voice on the issue. This story was published in partnership with The Appeal. “Biden believes no act can justify the inhumane treatment of an individual in […]

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Will Biden Step Up on Solitary Confinement?

Seven Days in Solitary [2/1/21]

As COVID-19 Spreads Through Prisons, Solitary Confinement Is Used to Punish Whistleblowers and Suppress Protests

Seven Days in Solitary [10/7/19]

What Will the Midterms Mean for Solitary Confinement Reform?

Seven Days in Solitary [7/23/2017]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/16/2017]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/11/2016]

What Obama’s Actions Mean for Solitary Confinement in America’s Prisons

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

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

Seven Days in Solitary [4/12/2015]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/15/2015]

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

New Federal Supermax Prison Will Double Capacity for Extreme Solitary Confinement

Federal Supermax Prison “in Violation of International Law”: Amnesty International

Holder Makes Obama Administration’s First Public Statement on Solitary Confinement

Federal Bureau of Prisons Details Plans for Limited “Audit” of Solitary Confinement Practices

In States That “Reduce” Their Use of Solitary Confinement, Suffering Continues for Those Left Behind

Under Fire, Federal Bureau of Prisons Audits Use of Solitary Confinement—and Buys a New Supermax Prison

Inside ADX Supermax: “A Bloody Nightmare”

GAO Report Questions Widespread Use of Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons

Obama’s 2014 Budget Confirms Plans for “ADX Thomson,” New Federal Supermax Prison

Seven Days in Solitary [4.4.13]

Federal Bureau of Prisons to Undergo Review of Solitary Confinement Practices

Federal Government Seeks Dismissal of Supermax Suicide Lawsuit

Voices from Solitary: “Loneliness Is a Destroyer of Humanity”

New Federal Budget: Plenty of Money for Prisons

From BOP to CCA: Federal Prison Director Defects to Private Prison Company