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Peter Collins has been in prison for more than 30 years and is one of Canada’s longest-serving prisoners. He is currently incarcerated at Bath Institution near Kingston, Ontario. Collins is an award-winning human rights activist, writer, artist and peer health educator.  In 2008, he was awarded the Canadian Award for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Fly in the Ointment

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by Voices from Solitary

July 13, 2015

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Kafka and the Debate Over Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

July 9, 2015

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Irish Court Blocks Suspect’s Extradition to U.S., Citing Risk of Solitary Confinement  

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by Garrett Zehr

July 6, 2015

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After Hunger Strikes, Solitary Reforms Come to California’s Prisons—and Leave Thousands Behind

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 1, 2015

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Kalief Browder’s Life and Death Galvanize Action to End Solitary Confinement

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by Hallie Grossman

June 29, 2015

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Supreme Court Justice Kennedy Invites Constitutional Challenge of Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

June 23, 2015

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New Report Highlights 10 Destructive Myths About Solitary Confinement

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by Hallie Grossman

June 5, 2015

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With Loved Ones in Prison, Women Lead the Fight Against Solitary Confinement in New York

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by Keri Blakinger

May 28, 2015

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New Report Documents Brutal Treatment of People with Mental Illness in U.S. Prisons and Jails

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

May 22, 2015

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Legislation Limiting Solitary Confinement in New York Gains Momentum

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by Marco Poggio

April 29, 2015

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Voices from ADX: Living “Inside America’s Toughest Prison”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 2, 2015

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Officials, Advocates Call for Restrictions on Solitary Confinement in Wisconsin

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by Lisa Dawson

March 30, 2015

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Supreme Court Justice Kennedy: “Solitary Confinement Literally Drives Men Mad”

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by Jean Casella

March 25, 2015

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Audit of Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons: An Inside Job Reaches Foregone Conclusions

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 2, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “I Am Somebody’s Daughter”

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by Voices from Solitary

February 24, 2015

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Women in New York State Prisons Face Solitary Confinement and Shackling While Pregnant or Sick

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by Victoria Law

February 16, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: On Hunger Strike Against Brutal Treatment in Florida Prisons

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by Voices from Solitary

February 14, 2015

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New Report Documents the “Waste, Cost and Harm” of Solitary Confinement in Texas

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by Lakshmi Gopal

February 12, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: My Tranz Brothers and Sisters Are There, Boxed

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by Voices from Solitary

February 2, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Cycle of Despair

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by Voices from Solitary

January 5, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Sentence Worse Than Death

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by Voices from Solitary

December 25, 2014

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Controversy Erupts at Public Meeting on New Rikers Island Isolation Units

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by Victoria Law and Eva Lerner

December 22, 2014

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Corrections Officer Found Guilty in Death in a Rikers Island Solitary Cell

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

December 20, 2014

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Arizona Opens New $50M Supermax Prison; Report Denounces State’s Use of Solitary

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by Lisa Dawson

December 11, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: The Life of an Escape Artist

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by Voices from Solitary

December 8, 2014

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Fates Worse Than Death?

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 3, 2014

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UN Committee on Torture Questions U.S. Record on Solitary Confinement

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by Aviva Stahl

November 18, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Is It Normal to Think That?

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by Voices from Solitary

November 15, 2014

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

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by Victoria Law

November 10, 2014

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