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This article was published in partnership with Truthout. When the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spiked across the nation in late 2021, approximately 1,350 people incarcerated in the District of Columbia Jail were sequestered in solitary confinement conditions in their cells for 22 hours a day. “It was dehumanizing,” said Russell Rowe, of the repeated COVID lockdowns […]

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COVID-Fueled Solitary Confinement Still Plagues Prisons and Jails

In Connecticut, Opponents of Solitary Confinement Renew the Fight for Strong Legislation and Independent Oversight

Seven Days in Solitary [2/16/22]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [12/29/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/18/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/4/20]

D.C. Jail: From Hellhole to Hotspot

Seven Days in Solitary [12/7/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/23/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/2/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/12/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/5/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/28/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/14/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/31/20]

Voices from Solitary: Fighting the Coronavirus in Prison with Transfers, Isolation, Threats, and Game Boys

Seven Days in Solitary [8/10/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/3/20]

Voices from Solitary: What Starts in ADX Stays in ADX

As Black Lives Matter Protests Mounted, Federal Prisons Went on Lockdown—and Their Staffs Were Deployed to the Streets

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/20/20]

“Man Down:” Left in the Hole at San Quentin During a Coronavirus Crisis

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/6/20]

Voices From Solitary: Postcards From a Prison Pandemic

Despite Harsh Lockdowns, Nearly Half of Women in Massachusetts Prisons Caught the Coronavirus

Seven Days in Solitary [6/22/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [6/8/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/25/20]