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In the United States, being locked away in long-term solitary confinement is arguably the worst thing that can legally be done to a human being, short of the death penalty. Solitary’s deeply harmful effects on emotional, psychological, and physical well-being are now so well-documented as to be irrefutable, and a growing international consensus equates the […]

News & Features

How Many People Are in Solitary Confinement Today?

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by Joshua Manson

January 4, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/31/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 31, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/24/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 24, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/9/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 9, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/2/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 2, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/25/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 25, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/11/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 11, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/4/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 4, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 21, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/14/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 14, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/7/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 7, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/30/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 30, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/23/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 23, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/16/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 16, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/19/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 19, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/17/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 17, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/27/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 27, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/20/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 20, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/13/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 13, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/6/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 6, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/29/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 29, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/22/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 22, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/1/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 1, 2018

News & Features

Court Rulings Against Canada’s Use of Solitary Confinement Could Set New Standards for Reform

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by Garrett Zehr

March 7, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/25/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 25, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/11/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 11, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/4/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 4, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/17/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 17, 2017

News & Features

New York Supermax

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by Victoria Law

December 14, 2017

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