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Juan Diaz, 40, has been incarcerated in New York State for over 20 years and has spent most of that time in solitary confinement. In correspondence with Solitary Watch staff, Diaz described how after his very first stint in solitary his “behavior became progressively violent and self-destructive”. Prison officials eventually placed him in isolation indefinitely, […]

Voices from Solitary

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Voices from Solitary: What My Mother Doesn’t Know

Seven Days in Solitary [8/11/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/17/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/10/21]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [12/21/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/6/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/5/17]

“Witness to Human Torture”: On Both Sides of the Prison Walls, Social Workers Confront Solitary Confinement

Voices from Solitary: Things I Always Carry With Me

Seven Days in Solitary [08/20/2017]

Seven Days in Solitary [08/13/2017]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/16/2017]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/02/2017]

Agreement Will Reduce Solitary Confinement of Mentally Ill in Oregon Prisons

Seven Days in Solitary [12/27/2015]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/12/2015]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/8/2015]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/23/2014]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/20/13]

“Systemic Failures Persist” in California Prison Mental Health Care, Judge Rules

Voices from Solitary: Suffering at the Hands of Other Human Beings

Brandon Green, Chronicler of Solitary Confinement

Mentally Ill Utah Prisoner Sentenced to 20 Days in Solitary for Not Moving Cup Fast Enough

Pennsylvania Prisoner Commits Suicide in Isolation Unit

Leading Mental Health Experts Urge Illinois Legislators to Close Tamms Supermax