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Massachusetts

• According to WHYY public radio, neurological researchers Michael Zigmond and Richard Smeyne have recently aimed their studies at understanding the physical impairment of the brain caused by solitary confinement. While the damaging psychological effects of isolation have been widely examined, Smeyne says that physical damage might prove more powerful than psychological damage in legal proceedings. The researchers’ […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/25/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 25, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/25/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 25, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/4/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 4, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/1/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 1, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/29/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 29, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/1/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 1, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/11/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 11, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/18/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 18, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/11/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 11, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/14/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 14, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [11/26/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 26, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/22/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 22, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [09/17/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

September 17, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/16/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 16, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/25/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 25, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [4/23/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 23, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/15/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 15, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [01/08/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 8, 2017

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Seven Days in Solitary [10/30/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

October 30, 2016

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Seven Days in Solitary [6/19/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 19, 2016

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Seven Days in Solitary [2/28/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 28, 2016

News & Features

On the Way to Solitary, Women in Massachusetts Jail Get Strip Searched and Videotaped

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by Victoria Law

May 15, 2014

News & Features

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/7/13]

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 7, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Growing Old in Isolation

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May 8, 2013

News & Features

Massachusetts Court Rules Against Solitary Confinement Without Due Process

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by Beth Broyles

November 30, 2012

News & Features

The Other Death Sentence: Aging and Dying in Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 26, 2012

News & Features

More Suicides in Solitary Plague Massachusetts Prisons

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 30, 2012

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Massachusetts Prison Whistleblower Is Punished and Silenced

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 15, 2011

News & Features

Prison Whistleblower Condemned to Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 10, 2011

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