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This article was published in collaboration with The Appeal. The true story of a 2015 prison break from a New York maximum-security facility has electrified viewers of Showtime’s acclaimed miniseries “Escape at Dannemora,” which wrapped up on December 30. The tale focuses on two men serving life sentences, David Sweat and Richard Matt, and their […]

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Showtime’s ‘Escape at Dannemora’ Left Out Torture and Abuse

Seven Days in Solitary [8/5/18]

Solitary Confinement on Television: ‘Orange Is the New Black’ and Pop Culture’s Lockup Landscape

Working from the Inside Out

Solitary Confinement: Too Controversial for Costco

New Film Explores “the Injustice of Solitary Confinement and the Transformative Power of Art”

New York Times Heeds a Cry from the Depths of Pelican Bay Prison

“God’s Own Warden”: Inside Angola Prison

Confronting Torture in U.S. Prisons: A Q&A With Solitary Watch

Prison Myth No. 1: “Prisoners Want to Go Into Solitary Confinement”

Leaving Cañon City

Celebrities in Solitary: Lindsay Lohan Goes to Lockdown

Voices from Solitary: Oscar Wilde’s Cry from the Depths

Lessons from Solitary

Solitary Watch Watches National Geographic’s Experiment in Solitary Confinement

Solitary Confinement: Coming Live to a Computer Near You

Ask Shamu: The U.S. Tortures Both Human and Animal Prisoners

Johnny Cash: Solitary Man

On Reality TV, Solitary Confinement Is a Game