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For those of us who believe that long-term solitary confinement is cruel and unusual punishment and often qualifies as torture, what happens in the Maine State Legislature in the coming weeks matters just about as much as what happens in the U.S. Justice Department concerning the torture that took place the Bush Administration. So while everyone seems to be talking about the […]

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Maine’s Solitary Confinement Bill: Another Test of Our Tolerance for Torture

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 5, 2010

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Charles Dickens on Solitary Confinement: “Immense Torture and Agony”

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by Jean Casella

February 27, 2010

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Charles P. Norman on “The Insanity of Solitary Confinement”

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by James Ridgeway

February 23, 2010

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Solitary Confinement Cells Have Become America’s New Asylums

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 20, 2010

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ACLU Calls on U.N. Human Rights Official to Stop Teen’s Torture in Montana Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 17, 2010

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Solitary Confinement Is Not Healthy for Elephants (or Humans)

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by Jean Casella

February 3, 2010

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Children in Lockdown: Solitary Confinement of Teens in Adult Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 30, 2010

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ACLU Gets One Angola Prisoner Released from Solitary

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 26, 2010

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