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On Monday, March 13, after a legal battle lasting nearly seven years, the last of the men known as the Dallas 6 had his day in court. Carrington Keys was one of six people–all of them men of color–who faced riot charges after protesting staff brutality in the Restricted Housing Unit (RHU) at SCI-Dallas, a […]

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Nonviolent Protest in Pennsylvania Solitary Confinement Unit Leads to Seven Years of Prosecutions

14 Days in Solitary [4/10/2016]

On Trial for Protesting Conditions in Solitary Confinement: The Case of the Dallas 6

Voices from Solitary: What Have You Done to My Brother?

A Month in Solitary [8/31/13]

Seven Days in Solitary [6/16/13]

Suicide in Solitary: A Mother Remembers Her Son

U.S. DOJ Documents Torturous Treatment in Pennsylvania Solitary Confinement Unit

Russell Maroon Shoatz: Resisting the “Spiritual Death” of Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [4.27.13]

Twelve Years in Solitary, and “Still in Illegal Limbo”

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Hear Testimony on the Torture of Solitary Confinement

Voices from Solitary: High Tech Brutality

Voices from Solitary: “Thoughts of Freedom Running Wild in My Head”

“A Time to Speak Up”: Prisoner Freed After a Decade in Solitary Confinement in Pennsylvania