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Three weeks ago, a young African American man from the Bronx took his own life. The impact of Kalief Browder’s suicide has been felt at the city, state, and even federal levels, and may be felt far into the future. Browder’s story, in which he was held on Rikers Island for three years beginning at […]

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Kalief Browder’s Life and Death Galvanize Action to End Solitary Confinement

With Loved Ones in Prison, Women Lead the Fight Against Solitary Confinement in New York

Legislation Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York Gains Momentum

Women in New York State Prisons Face Solitary Confinement and Shackling While Pregnant or Sick

Solitary Not Yet Over at Rikers, But Advocates Keep Fighting

Controversy Erupts at Public Meeting on New Rikers Island Isolation Units

Corrections Officer Found Guilty in Death in a Rikers Island Solitary Cell

On Rikers Island, an End to the Solitary Confinement of Children

New York City Officials and Advocates Push for Change to the “Culture of Brutality” on Rikers Island

Civil Rights Groups Demand Change for Transgender Women Held in Solitary in New York’s Prisons

Videos Show Brutal Treatment of Prisoners with Mental Illness

Advisers to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission Hold Briefing on Juvenile Solitary Confinement in New York

New York Prisons Bar Media from Solitary Confinement Units

UN Investigator Says Long-Term Solitary Confinement in New York State Prisons Is Torture

Severely Disabled Man Sues New York State Prisons for Neglect, Abuse

Doing “Bing Time”: Memories of a Mental Health Worker in Rikers Island’s Solitary Confinement Unit

Lawsuit Secures New Limits on Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons

New York Lawmakers Introduce Bill to End Long-Term Solitary Confinement

As New York City Jails Amend Their Solitary Confinement Practices, Abuses on Rikers Island Continue

Activists Urge U.S. Government to Grant UN Torture Expert Access to New York’s Prisons

Reports Condemn Solitary Confinement in New York City’s Jails, As Officials Weigh Its Future

Board of Correction Votes Against Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York City Jails

Visiting Billy Blake After 25 Years in Solitary

Guarding the Fortresses: How Prison Policies Limit Media Access to Solitary Confinement

“Sick and in Solitary” on Rikers Island

State Bar Association Calls on New York to “Profoundly Restrict” Its Use of Solitary Confinement

NYCLU Files Suit Challenging Solitary Confinement in New York State Prisons

Prisoners to Remain on Rikers Island As Hurricane Sandy Heads for New York: UPDATED

Unlock the Box: The Fight Against Solitary Confinement in New York