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• Christopher Blackwell, incarcerated journalist, and Jessica Sandoval, director of the Unlock the Box national campaign to end solitary confinement, published an commentary in Inquest outlining how solitary confinement dehumanizes and traumatizes people. Blackwell and Sandoval write, “A dirty secret of solitary confinement is that it’s not generally used in response to the most dangerous behaviors, […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/15/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

December 20, 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 [9/9/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

September 12, 2021

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Postcards From a Prison Pandemic

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by Voices from Solitary

July 1, 2020

News & Features

Prisons’ Use of Solitary Confinement Explodes with the COVID-19 Pandemic, While Advocates Push for Alternatives

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by Jean Casella and Katie Rose Quandt

April 10, 2020

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Solitary Confinement, Jail Deaths Rock Race for Sheriff in California

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by Victoria Law

October 29, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/4/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 4, 2018

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