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Mandela Rules

In July 2015, when President Barack Obama mentioned concerns about the use of solitary confinement, he broke more than 220 years of presidential silence on the issue. And a few months later, in November 2015, when Solitary Watch took a look at the various 2016 candidates’ positions on prison reform, most had never mentioned solitary […]

News & Features

Where the Democratic Presidential Candidates Stand on Solitary

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by Joshua Manson, Katie Rose Quandt, and James Ridgeway

October 22, 2019

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 [6/10/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 10, 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 [10/29/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 29, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/15/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 15, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/24/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 24, 2016

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The Human Rights of the Inhumane

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by Carol Schaeffer

April 26, 2016

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Can International Laws and Standards Help Curb Solitary Confinement in the United States?

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by Aylin Manduric

August 6, 2015

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UN’s “Mandela Rules” to Set New International Limits on Solitary Confinement

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by Aylin Manduric

July 17, 2015

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