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• Sara “Mariposa” Fonseca, who has been incarcerated for eighteen years in the California state prison system, including several years in solitary confinement, will be released from prison on September 11, 2020. During her lonest stinct in solitary, Fonseca wrote a play about her experience, in partnership with artist and activist Julia Steele Allen, called Mariposa […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 8, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 22, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [12/16/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 16, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/23/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 23, 2019

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Louisiana on Lockdown: The History of Solitary Confinement in Louisiana

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by Katie Rose Quandt

September 12, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/22/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 22, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/4/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 4, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [9/16/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 16, 2018

News & Features

The Use of Isolation in U.S. Prisons: A Human Rights Issue

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

August 8, 2013

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The Hidden History of Solitary Confinement in New Jersey’s Control Units

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

March 13, 2013

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