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This account, from the American Civil Liberties Union’s “Blog of Rights,” includes a link to the ACLU’s full statement to the UN on solitary confinement in the United States, as well as to the report by UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan Mendez. The ACLU’s Amy Fettig appeared before the U.N. Human Rights Council today to condemn the […]

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UN Human Rights Council Considers Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons

Decision of Federal Judge Frees Prisoner from Solitary Confinement

National and International Events Challenging Use of Solitary Confinement

New Ban on Solitary Confinement for Child Prisoners in Mississippi

“The Gray Box”: Must-Read Article (Plus Video) on Solitary Confinement in America

Mumia Abu-Jamal Moved Off Death Row–and into Solitary Confinement

The Guantánamos Next Door

New Report Shows Juvenile Lifers Suffering in Solitary Confinement

New Video: National Religious Campaign Against Torture Takes a Stand on Solitary Confinement

Now Available: Solitary Watch Print Edition

The Silent, Terrifying World of a Deaf Prisoner

A Special Message from Solitary Watch

Beyond Guantánamo, There’s Long-Term Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons

Solitary Confinement on Rikers Island: An Interview with the Prisoners Rights Project

City to Sharply Increase Solitary Confinement on Rikers Island

New Video: UN Torture Expert Juan Mendez on Solitary Confinement

Voices from Solitary: Hank Skinner’s Dispatches from Texas Death Row

Freed from an Iranian Prison, Sarah Shourd Speaks Out for U.S. Prisoners in Solitary Confinement

Voices from Solitary: “There Must Never Be A Time When We Fail To Protest”

New Video: Charlie and Pauline Sullivan of C.U.R.E.

Tuesday Night in NYC: Forum on Solitary Confinement Features UN Special Rapporteur on Torture

Pennsylvania Prisoners Charged with Rioting After Protesting Conditions in Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Letter from Calipatria Prison Hunger Strikers

Federal Judge Rules 28 Years in Solitary Confinement Not “Extreme,” Dismisses Silverstein Case

California Department of Corrections Threatens Prison Hunger Strikers, Bans Lawyers

New Video: ACLU Launches “Stop Solitary” Campaign

Abu Ghraib, California: Report Shows Brutal Abuse of Prisoners in LA County Jails

Abu Ghraib on the Allegheny: Sexual and Physical Abuse at Pennsylvania Prison

Roundup of Testimony from California Assembly Hearing on Solitary Confinement