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Massachusetts Department of Corrections

After a Thanksgiving Day meal, “J,” who was incarcerated at North Central Correctional Institute in Massachusetts, complained of a stomach ache. His friend Carlos, who requested to be identified by his first name only, leaned down from his top bunk and rubbed J’s head jokingly. “There, there,” he said, as the men laughed. Later that […]

News & Features

No Touching Allowed for Many LGBTQ+ People in Prison

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by Lizzie Kane

September 16, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/20]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 28, 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 [2/25/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 25, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/1/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 1, 2018

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Prison Staff Tried to Get Me to Betray a Friend Using Isolation and Intimidation

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by Voices from Solitary

January 15, 2018

News & Features

Massachusetts Prisoner Who Exposed Sex-for-Snitching Ring Sent to Solitary

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by James Ridgeway

November 18, 2010

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Sex-for-Snitching Ring Reported at Massachusetts Prison

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by James Ridgeway

November 2, 2010

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