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• On Monday, June 2, the New York City medical examiners office ruled the death of a man who died in a Rikers Island jail cell last fall to be a homicide. Bradley Ballard died of complications of diabetes along with the results of genital self-mutilation. According to the Associated Press: “Ballard, who family members […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/8/14]

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by Jean Casella

June 8, 2014

News & Features

Holder Makes Obama Administration’s First Public Statement on Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 24, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/18/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 18, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Mind Blowing Because I’m a Kid”

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by Voices from Solitary

April 7, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/9/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

March 9, 2014

News & Features

Way Down in the Hole: Senate Hearing Challenges Solitary Confinement for Some, But Not All

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by Jean Casella

March 5, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/9/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 9, 2014

News & Features

New York Lawmakers Introduce Bill to End Long-Term Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

February 4, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/26/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 26, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/5/14]

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by Abby Taskier

January 5, 2014

News & Features

DC’s Youth Face Solitary Confinement in District Jails and Federal Prisons

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by Abby Taskier

December 19, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/8/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

December 8, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/24/13]

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by Jean Casella

November 24, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Welcome to the SHU

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by Voices from Solitary

November 16, 2013

News & Features

Reports Condemn Solitary Confinement in New York City’s Jails, As Officials Weigh Its Future

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by Marlies Talay

November 6, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/6/13]

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by Jean Casella

October 6, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/8/13]

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by Jean Casella

September 9, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Solitary Watch Print Edition

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 21, 2013

News & Features

Board of Correction Votes Against Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York City Jails

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by Cat Guzman and Jean Casella

June 7, 2013

News & Features

The Ten Worst Prisons in America

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 2, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4.20.13]

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by Jean Casella

April 20, 2013

News & Features

Thirty Days in Solitary

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 30, 2013

News & Features

Florida Bill Would Limit Use of Solitary Confinement on Children

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by Lisa Dawson

March 14, 2013

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Montana Legislature Considers Solitary Confinement Reform

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by Sal Rodriguez

February 25, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Disciplined Into Madness and Death

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by Voices from Solitary

February 18, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Scarred by Solitary: Experiencing Prison Isolation As a Kid

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 13, 2013

News & Features

Photography Exhibition Highlights Children in Solitary

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 13, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Haunted by Memory’s Ghosts

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by Voices from Solitary

December 30, 2012

News & Features

Kids in Solitary Confinement: America’s Official Child Abuse

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 11, 2012

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