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In the United States, being locked away in long-term solitary confinement is arguably the worst thing that can legally be done to a human being, short of the death penalty. Solitary’s deeply harmful effects on emotional, psychological, and physical well-being are now so well-documented as to be irrefutable, and a growing international consensus equates the […]

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How Many People Are in Solitary Confinement Today?

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by Joshua Manson

January 4, 2019

SW Reports

Solitary Watch Partners With Advocacy Groups on First Report Exposing Solitary Confinement in Nevada

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by Jean Casella

February 14, 2017

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In California Prisons, Hundreds Removed from Solitary Confinement—and Thousands Remain

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 27, 2015

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How Many People Are In Solitary Confinement in California’s Prisons?

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by Sal Rodriguez

December 4, 2013

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How Many Prisoners Are in Solitary Confinement in the United States?

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 1, 2012

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