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Not to be missed is Shane Bauer’s article in the November/December issue of Mother Jones, now available online. Bauer was one of the three American hikers arrested on the Iran/Iraq border and held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison for 26 months. In his article “No Way Out,” which is both highly personal and factually detailed, he compares […]

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Former Hostage in Iran Reports on Solitary Confinement in California

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 19, 2012

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Extradited to a Future of Torture in a U.S. Supermax Prison

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

October 6, 2012

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New Report Calls for End to Use of Solitary Confinement in Immigrant Detention

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by Beth Broyles

September 28, 2012

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Mumia Abu-Jamal Challenges Death Row Solitary Confinement and Life Without Parole

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

September 16, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: What Happens When the War Is Over

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by Voices from Solitary

August 8, 2012

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Political or Gang Activity? “New Afrikan” Prisoners in Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 7, 2012

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Washington Prisoner Subjected to Solitary Confinement for “Involuntary Protection”

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 30, 2012

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“New York’s Black Sites”: New Article About Solitary Confinement in State Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 12, 2012

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Guantanamo “Is Not an Aberration”: How the War on Terror Came Home

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 6, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: High Tech Brutality

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by Voices from Solitary

June 28, 2012

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Behind Enemy Lines

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by Voices from Solitary

June 9, 2012

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Transgender Immigrant Detainees Locked in Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 7, 2012

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Torturous Milestone: 40 Years in Solitary for the Angola 3

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 17, 2012

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40 Years in Solitary: New BBC Program on the Angola 3 Case

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by James Ridgeway

April 5, 2012

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California Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Petition the UN to Intervene

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 21, 2012

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Solitary Confinement in Great Britain: Still Harsh, But Rare

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by Elisa Mosler

January 19, 2012

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Beyond Guantánamo, There’s Long-Term Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 12, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Message from the Father of a California Prison Hunger Striker

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 19, 2011

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Abu Ghraib, California: Report Shows Brutal Abuse of Prisoners in LA County Jails

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

September 29, 2011

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Roundup of Testimony from California Assembly Hearing on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 26, 2011

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“Where Punishment Becomes Torture”: Testimony of Dorsey Nunn on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 8, 2011

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“The Destruction of the Human Spirit”: Testimony of Rev. William McGarvey on Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

September 3, 2011

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“God’s Own Warden”: Inside Angola Prison

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by James Ridgeway

July 28, 2011

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Letter from a Pelican Bay Hunger Striker

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 1, 2011

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Hunger Strike in the Supermax: Pelican Bay Prisoners Protest Conditions in Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 30, 2011

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

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 17, 2011

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Amnesty International Calls for Angola 3’s Release from 40 Years of Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

June 7, 2011

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Angola 3 Mark 39 Years in Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

May 17, 2011

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Report Documents Abuse in Pennsylvania Prison’s Lockdown Unit

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 26, 2011

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