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• Christopher Blackwell, incarcerated journalist, and Jessica Sandoval, director of the Unlock the Box national campaign to end solitary confinement, published an commentary in Inquest outlining how solitary confinement dehumanizes and traumatizes people. Blackwell and Sandoval write, “A dirty secret of solitary confinement is that it’s not generally used in response to the most dangerous behaviors, […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/15/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

December 20, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/11/21]

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by Roxanne Barnes

August 13, 2021

News & Features

Massachusetts Department of Correction Gives a Lesson in How to Get Around Solitary Confinement Reforms

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by Katie Rose Quandt

November 20, 2019

News & Features

Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention Is a Grim Reality—and Only Likely to Get Worse

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by Abram Wolfe

July 30, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/22/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 22, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/1/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

July 1, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/20/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 20, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [3/4/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 4, 2018

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Off the Block

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by Jean Casella

October 21, 2015

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With New Report, Prison Officials Commit to Reducing Their Use of Solitary Confinement

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by Garrett Zehr

September 8, 2015

News & Features

Kafka and the Debate Over Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

July 9, 2015

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