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The following piece was written by Tashon Burke, a 28-year-old African American man struggling with mental illness, who estimates he has spent nearly eight years in solitary confinement throughout his incarceration. This past February, Burke was transferred from the Restricted Housing Unit (RHU) at SCI Houtzdale in Pennsylvania to the SCI Fayette Special Management Unit […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Satan’s Domain

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by Voices from Solitary

June 12, 2020

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/2/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 2, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/29/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 29, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 21, 2018

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Double Jeopardy

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by Voices from Solitary

September 9, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/16/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 16, 2017

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part VI

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by Voices from Solitary

September 2, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Exiled In Purgatory

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by Voices from Solitary

June 7, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Waking Nightmares

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by Voices from Solitary

April 22, 2012

News & Features

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

News & Features

Freed British Hostage Evokes Trauma of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

January 2, 2010

News & Features

ACLU Says Teen Tortured at Montana Prison

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 30, 2009

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