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Hell Is a Very Small Place

First published in 2016 by The New Press, ​Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement​ is the first book to feature firsthand accounts—both writing and oral history—about the experience of solitary confinement in U.S. prisons, jails, and detention centers. It includes pieces by 16 currently and formerly incarcerated men and women. This […]

Voices from Solitary

Back-to-School Resource: Reading/ Teaching Guide for “Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement”

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by Jean Casella

September 13, 2021

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: House of Destruction

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by Voices from Solitary

July 27, 2021

Voices from Solitary

“Ready to Return to Humanity” After 34 Years in Solitary Confinement

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by Voices from Solitary

March 29, 2021

News & Features

Three Unforgettable Stories from Inside Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 27, 2018

News & Features

Five Unforgettable Stories From Inside Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 27, 2017

News & Features

Writer in Solitary Confinement Is Barred from Reading His Own Book

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by Sarah Blatt-Herold

September 20, 2016

News & Features

BREAKING NEWS: Activist and Author Five Mualimm-ak Arrested by NYPD Following Book Launch Event

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 16, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/21/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 21, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/14/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 14, 2016

SW Book

Now Available—Our New Book: The First Collection of Voices from Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 4, 2016

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