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This post has become an annual tradition at Solitary Watch. To all our readers, warm wishes for the holidays. Special thanks to those who have helped (or plan to help) us shine a light on the darkness of solitary confinement by generously supporting our work. –Jean and Jim .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  […]

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Santa Was in Solitary and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 22, 2017

Announcements

80,000 Reasons to Remember Solitary Watch This Year

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 21, 2017

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New York Supermax

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by Victoria Law

December 14, 2017

Announcements

Help Us Extend a Lifeline to People in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 28, 2017

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Five Unforgettable Stories From Inside Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 27, 2017

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“Witness to Human Torture”: On Both Sides of the Prison Walls, Social Workers Confront Solitary Confinement

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 3, 2017

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New Book (and New York Events) on Solitary Confinement by Dr. Terry Kupers Join Expertise to Empathy

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 19, 2017

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Lawsuits Challenge the Cruelty of Decades in Solitary Confinement on Death Row

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by Aleks Gilbert

October 10, 2017

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Decades After Prison Escapes, Men Face Life in Solitary Confinement With No Way Out

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by Madeline Batt

September 28, 2017

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How the Supreme Court Handed Trump a Free Pass for Discrimination and Abuse Against Detainees

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by Joshua Manson

July 12, 2017

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Suicidal in Solitary

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by James Ridgeway and Katie Rose Quandt

April 5, 2017

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Nonviolent Protest in Pennsylvania Solitary Confinement Unit Leads to Seven Years of Prosecutions

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by Victoria Law

March 27, 2017

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At Wisconsin Juvenile Prisons, Children Face a Nightmare of Solitary Confinement and Abuse

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 22, 2017

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Trump Wants to Bring Back Torture. For Thousands of Americans, It Never Went Away.

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 10, 2017

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Filming Inside a Hidden World: Q&A With the Director of HBO’s “Solitary”

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by Jean Casella

February 6, 2017

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Looking Back on Six Years of Leadership Against Solitary Confinement With UN Torture Expert Juan Méndez

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by James Ridgeway

January 30, 2017

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Movement to End Juvenile Solitary Confinement Gains Ground, But Hundreds of Kids Remain in Isolation

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by Mary Read

January 4, 2017

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Santa Was in Prison and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 22, 2016

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Letters from the Hole

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by James Ridgeway

December 12, 2016

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What Trump and Sessions Could Mean for Solitary Confinement in America’s Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 18, 2016

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Senate Democrats Introduce Landmark Bill to Reform Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons

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by Joshua Manson

October 7, 2016

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Writer in Solitary Confinement Is Barred from Reading His Own Book

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by Sarah Blatt-Herold

September 20, 2016

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At Virginia’s Supermax Prisons, Isolation and Abuse Persist Despite Reforms

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by Katie Rose Quandt and Jack Denton

August 4, 2016

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Solitary Confinement in Rhode Island Faces Challenges From Legislators, Activists

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by Annajane Yolken

July 15, 2016

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Solitary Confinement on Television: ‘Orange Is the New Black’ and Pop Culture’s Lockup Landscape

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by Hallie Grossman

June 16, 2016

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Massachusetts Prisoners Sent to Solitary After Meeting with State Legislators About Prison Reform

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by Jack Denton

May 24, 2016

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Written Through the Prison Wall, Play Reveals One Woman’s Experience of Solitary Confinement

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

May 17, 2016

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“Isolation Devastates the Brain”: The Neuroscience of Solitary Confinement

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by Carol Schaeffer

May 11, 2016

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Prison Labor Strike in Alabama: “We Will No Longer Contribute to Our Own Oppression”

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by Jack Denton

May 5, 2016

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