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Retaliation

In 2013, tens of thousands of people incarcerated throughout California launched a hunger strike to protest the polices of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) around indefinite isolation in solitary confinement (also known as indeterminate sentences). The strike lasted nearly 60 days and ended only after state lawmakers promised to hold hearings around […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Returned to the SHU in California

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by Voices from Solitary

February 26, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/25/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 25, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/18/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 18, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/11/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 11, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/4/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 4, 2018

News & Features

New York Supermax

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by Victoria Law

December 14, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/10/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

December 10, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/19/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 19, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/8/2017]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 8, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [09/11/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

September 11, 2017

News & Features

Massachusetts Prisoners Sent to Solitary After Meeting with State Legislators About Prison Reform

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by Jack Denton

May 24, 2016

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/29/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

November 29, 2015

Voices from Solitary

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

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by Voices from Solitary

February 24, 2015

News & Features

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

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by Victoria Law

November 10, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Mouse and a Murderer

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by Voices from Solitary

October 7, 2014

News & Features

Videos Show Brutal Treatment of Prisoners with Mental Illness

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by Lisa Dawson

August 1, 2014

News & Features

“We Are Not the Worst of the Worst”: One Year Later, What’s Changed for Pelican Bay’s Hunger Strikers?

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by Victoria Law

July 7, 2014

News & Features

Immigrant Hunger Strikers Placed in Solitary Confinement at Federal Detention Center

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by Jean Casella

April 4, 2014

News & Features

Severely Disabled Man Sues New York State Prisons for Neglect, Abuse

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by James Ridgeway

March 27, 2014

News & Features

As New York City Jails Amend Their Solitary Confinement Practices, Abuses on Rikers Island Continue

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by Aviva Stahl

January 16, 2014

News & Features

Day 36 of California Hunger Strike: Hundreds Still Protesting Isolation Policies

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 12, 2013

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California Prison Hunger Strike: “It’s an Absolute Madhouse”

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 22, 2013

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California Prison Officials Retaliating Against Hunger Strikers

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by Sal Rodriguez

July 19, 2013

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Deaf Prisoners in Florida Face Abuse and Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

May 21, 2013

News & Features

Russell Maroon Shoatz: Resisting the “Spiritual Death” of Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

April 28, 2013

News & Features

Solitary Confinement in North Carolina

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 2, 2012

News & Features

Portrait of a Prison Whistleblower—and His Punishment

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

September 13, 2012

News & Features

“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

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: High Tech Brutality

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by Voices from Solitary

June 28, 2012

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