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• The Colorado Sun reports that the state legislature rejected a bill that would have created a commission responsible for ensuring local jails follow protocol regarding health standards, food and visitation services, and use of solitary confinement. The legislature instead opted to send the bill for further study. Legislation that limits solitary confinement in local jails […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/16/22]

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by Roxanne Barnes

March 16, 2022

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/8/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

December 10, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/10/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

November 10, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/29/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

September 30, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/18/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

August 19, 2021

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/2/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

August 7, 2021

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/19/21]

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by Annalena Wolcke

July 23, 2021

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/12/21]

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

July 14, 2021

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Fourteen Days in Solitary [5/31/21]

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by Annalena Wolcke

June 14, 2021

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/25/21]

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by Lizzie Kane

January 28, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 28, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/23/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 23, 2020

News & Features

“You Can Never Get That Time Back”: Solitary Confinement Is Devastating for Incarcerated Mothers and Their Children

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by Ella Goldblum

November 13, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/26/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 26, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/6/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 6, 2020

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Postcards From a Prison Pandemic

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July 1, 2020

News & Features

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

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by Shabnam Danesh

June 23, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 11, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 22, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/13/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 19, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/24/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 24, 2020

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/3/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 3, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/20/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 20, 2020

News & Features

Massachusetts Department of Correction Gives a Lesson in How to Get Around Solitary Confinement Reforms

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by Katie Rose Quandt

November 20, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/23/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

September 23, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/1/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 1, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/1/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 1, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/18/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 24, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/11/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 12, 2019

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