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• The Washington Post reported that British District Judge Vanessa Baraitser blocked the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States, based on the high risk of suicide and self-harm he would face imprisoned in the U.S. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, struggles with mental illness and is currently held in a British prison. Citing […]

Seven Days in Solitary

International

Seven Days in Solitary [1/11/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/3/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/13/18]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/29/18]

Seven Days in Solitary [3/11/18]

UN Report Compares Solitary Confinement Practices in the U.S. and Around the World

Off the Block

Prison Watchdog Says Solitary Confinement in Canada Is “Out of Control”

Can International Laws and Standards Help Curb Solitary Confinement in the United States?

British Supreme Court Rules Against Unlawful Use of Prolonged Solitary Confinement

UN’s “Mandela Rules” to Set New International Limits on Solitary Confinement

Voices from Solitary: Fly in the Ointment

Irish Court Blocks Suspect’s Extradition to U.S., Citing Risk of Solitary Confinement

London Calling

UN Torture Investigator Barred from Visiting American Supermax Prisons

In Canada, a Death in Prison Sparks Debate, Lawsuits Over Solitary Confinement

UN Committee on Torture Questions U.S. Record on Solitary Confinement

Pope Francis Denounces Solitary Confinement, Calls for Prison Conditions That “Respect Human Dignity”

American Experts Urge British Not to Believe What They Hear About US Prison Conditions

Seven Days in Solitary [5/25/14]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/14]

Voices from Solitary: TV Death Row

Seven Days in Solitary [12/22/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/15/13]

Mandela in Solitary

“This Draconian System of Punishment and Abuse”: An Interview with Ray Luc Levasseur

Oversight in British Prisons: A Model for the U.S.?

Voices from Solitary: “Extradition”

Seven Days in Solitary [4.20.13]