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Lifelines to Solitary

Dear Readers, Supporters, and Friends: For tens of thousands of people locked away in U.S. prisons and jails, the extreme deprivation and isolation of solitary confinement causes unimaginable suffering. One person living in solitary described his existence to us as “a soul-destroying loneliness that never ends.” In this context, even the smallest human connection can […]

Announcements

Help Us Show People in Solitary That They Are Not Forgotten

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 24, 2019

Lifelines to Solitary

Help Us Extend a Lifeline to People in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 14, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 28, 2018

Announcements

Help Us Extend a Lifeline to People in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 28, 2017

Announcements

Solitary Watch Print Edition Reaches Over 5,000 People Held in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 1, 2017

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: In Memoriam

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by Voices from Solitary

December 30, 2016

News & Features

Letters from the Hole

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by James Ridgeway

December 12, 2016

Announcements

Please Support “Lifelines to Solitary”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 28, 2016

Announcements

Please Support “Lifelines to Solitary” This Year

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 31, 2015

Announcements

Support “Lifelines to Solitary”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 11, 2015

Announcements

Dear Solitary Watchers…

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 29, 2014

Announcements

Lifelines to Solitary

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 16, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “That’s the Only Mail I Get…”

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by Voices from Solitary

January 9, 2013

Announcements

Support Our Holiday Project: “Lifelines to Solitary”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 22, 2012

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