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Juveniles

CHILDREN IN LOCKDOWN Based on findings by the state’s own court-appointed overseers, California Watch reports that “Juvenile inmates at California correctional facilities have been held in isolation nearly 24 hours straight on hundreds of occasions this year, in violation of state regulations.” An audit by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in March found multiple facilities […]

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Solitary Confinement Widely Used in California’s Juvenile Jails

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 16, 2011

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Cruel and Usual: U.S. Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 19, 2011

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Fortresses of Solitude (Part 2)

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 1, 2011

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On Bradley Manning, Solitary Confinement, and Selective Outrage

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 2, 2011

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Our Homegrown American Gitmos

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 5, 2010

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Fahad Hashmi Joins 1,400 Others in the Solitary Confinement Capital of the World

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 28, 2010

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Children Routinely Held in Pre-Trial Solitary Confinement in Texas

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 22, 2010

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Criminalizing Mental Illness

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 20, 2010

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Teen Held in Solitary in Tennessee Jail Because He Can’t Make Bail

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 14, 2010

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Ara Oshagan Photographs California Juvies

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 4, 2010

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Obama’s First Military Tribunal: Child Soldier Tortured at Bagram and Gitmo

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 10, 2010

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Montana Teen Who Faced Torture in Prison Asks Judge to Keep Him Out of Solitary

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 22, 2010

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LGBT Kids in Prison Face Rape, Beatings, and Isolation

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 13, 2010

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Voices from the “Torture Chambers”: Solitary Confinement and Political Repression

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

July 11, 2010

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The Prisoner’s Catch-22

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

July 10, 2010

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Alaska Teen Spends 17-Months in Pre-Trial Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 8, 2010

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Lessons from Solitary

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

June 3, 2010

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Richard Ross Photographs Children in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 21, 2010

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Supreme Court Decision Limits Juvenile Life Without Parole (Within Limits)

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 17, 2010

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The Parable of Yarl’s Wood

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

April 4, 2010

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The Lost Boys of Westchester County’s SHU

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 26, 2010

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Ask Shamu: The U.S. Tortures Both Human and Animal Prisoners

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 16, 2010

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Teen Kills Himself After Being Put in Solitary for…Trying to Kill Himself

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by Jean Casella

March 10, 2010

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House Republicans Explain Why They Oppose Ban on Child Abuse in Schools

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 7, 2010

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Most House Republicans Vote to Let Schoolchildren Be Held Down, Tied Up, and Put in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 5, 2010

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ACLU Calls on U.N. Human Rights Official to Stop Teen’s Torture in Montana Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 17, 2010

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Kids Languish in Solitary While Awaiting Trial in Colorado

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 13, 2010

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Children in Lockdown: Solitary Confinement of Teens in Adult Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 30, 2010

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Children Sentenced to Die in Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 30, 2010

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