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Last Thursday, a federal judge gave formal approval to the settlement in a class-action suit brought by thousands of people held in solitary confinement in New York’s prisons, represented by the New York Civil Liberties Union. The ruling codifies an agreement reached in December, after extended negotiations, between the plaintiffs and the New York State […]

News & Features

How the New Settlement Will—and Will Not—Change Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons (Redux)

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by Jean Casella

April 4, 2016

News & Features

Voices from ADX: Living “Inside America’s Toughest Prison”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 2, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/22/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 22, 2015

News & Features

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

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by Savannah Crowley

August 20, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/23/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 23, 2014

News & Features

Solitary Confinement in New York (and in the New York Times)

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 22, 2012

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New York Times Heeds a Cry from the Depths of Pelican Bay Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

August 2, 2011

Scott Sisters Case Wins National Attention

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 12, 2010

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