Solitary Watch

Ojore Lutalo

• San Jose Inside reported on the settlement of the 2015 class action lawsuit Chavez v. County of Santa Clara, which challenged the use of solitary confinement at San Jose’s Main Jail as unconstitutional. The lawsuit alleged that many of those held at the Main Jail had not yet been convicted of the crime with which they […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/18]

by Valerie Kiebala

October 28, 2018

News & Features

The Use of Isolation in U.S. Prisons: A Human Rights Issue

by Solitary Watch Guest Author

August 8, 2013

News & Features

The Hidden History of Solitary Confinement in New Jersey’s Control Units

by Solitary Watch Guest Author

March 13, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Picturing Solitary Confinement

by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 20, 2012

News & Features

Bonnie Kerness: Pioneer in the Struggle Against Solitary Confinement

by Solitary Watch Guest Author

November 8, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Behind Enemy Lines

by Voices from Solitary

June 9, 2012

News & Features

New from Solitary Watch: Original Videos on Solitary Confinement

by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

August 16, 2011