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Among the many human rights calamities ushered in by the Trump era is a renewal of the national debate over the legitimacy of physical torture. The President, unsurprisingly, has long been in favor of it, asserting repeatedly that “torture works,” and promising to bring back practices “a hell of a lot worse” than waterboarding. A […]

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Trump Wants to Bring Back Torture. For Thousands of Americans, It Never Went Away.

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 10, 2017

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What Trump and Sessions Could Mean for Solitary Confinement in America’s Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 18, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/14/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

August 14, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/15/2016]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 15, 2016

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What Obama’s Actions Mean for Solitary Confinement in America’s Prisons

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by Jean Casella

January 27, 2016

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In Open Letter to President Obama, Groups Push for Solitary Confinement Reforms

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by Garrett Zehr

October 3, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/26/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

July 26, 2015

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UN Human Rights Experts (Again) Push for Access to U.S. Prisons, Call for Solitary Reform

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by Aylin Manduric

July 24, 2015

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Obama, in Criminal Justice Speech, Denounces the “Overuse of Solitary Confinement” in U.S. Prisons

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by Jean Casella and Garrett Zehr

July 14, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

May 4, 2013

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No Budget Cuts for Federal Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 13, 2011

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Obama and Bureau of Prisons Lowball Supermax Costs

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 3, 2010

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