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This article is published in partnership with Shadowproof. Those who experience even short stints in solitary confinement died at higher rates in the five years following their release from prison than those who did not, according to a new study. The study, which was published in The Lancet: Public Health and focused on former prisoners […]

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Even Brief Exposure to Solitary Confinement May Increase Risk of Death After Prison

In Largest Action to Date Against Solitary Confinement, Hundreds Gather in Albany to Push Reform Legislation

For Vulnerable Children, the School Day Can Include Solitary Confinement

In Indiana Prisons, Solitary Confinement by Another Name Still Feels Like Torture

Chicago Jail’s Quest to End Solitary Confinement Is a Work in Progress

Santa Was in Solitary and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

Help Us Show People in Solitary That They Are Not Forgotten

Massachusetts Department of Correction Gives a Lesson in How to Get Around Solitary Confinement Reforms

Where the Democratic Presidential Candidates Stand on Solitary

Book Bans Reveal What Prison Officials Ignore and What They Fear

Louisiana on Lockdown: The History of Solitary Confinement in Louisiana

Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention Is a Grim Reality—and Only Likely to Get Worse

Transgender Women of Color Face Crushing Rates of Incarceration, Solitary Confinement, and Abuse

Solitary Confinement Caused “Complete Mental and Physical Collapse” of Man in Virginia Prison, Lawsuit Contends

How Solitary Confinement Can Lead to a Life Sentence in Prison

Indefinite Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons Is Finally Put to the Test

Behind the Pennsylvania Prison Lockdown: Public Health Crisis or Powerplay?

Showtime’s ‘Escape at Dannemora’ Left Out Torture and Abuse

How Many People Are in Solitary Confinement Today?

Santa Was in Solitary and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

Three Unforgettable Stories from Inside Solitary Confinement

What Will the Midterms Mean for Solitary Confinement Reform?

Solitary Confinement, Jail Deaths Rock Race for Sheriff in California

Prisons Use Solitary Confinement to Silence Strikers Nationwide—But Their Voices Have Been Heard

Could This Be the Worst Solitary Confinement Unit in the Nation?

“As Long As Solitary Exists, They Will Find a Way to Use It”: Five Years After California’s Prison Hunger Strike

The Solitary Confinement of Paul Manafort and the Temptations of Moral and Political Relativism

In Virginia’s Prisons, Hundreds Still Trapped in Solitary Confinement Despite Reforms — and Denials

Court Rulings Against Canada’s Use of Solitary Confinement Could Set New Standards for Reform