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• The 2014 wrongful death case of 57-year-old James Embry has been revived, and WDRB News obtained a video showing Embry emaciated in the last moments of his life. Embry starved to death in solitary confinement, after refusing 35 out of his 36 last meals at the Kentucky State Penitentiary, where he had been sentenced […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/3/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 3, 2018

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: The Freedom I Feel in My Heart and Mind

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by Voices from Solitary

April 10, 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 [1/28/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 28, 2018

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/29/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 29, 2017

News & Features

Videos Show Brutal Treatment of Prisoners with Mental Illness

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by Lisa Dawson

August 1, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/16/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 16, 2014

News & Features

Suicide in Solitary: The Life and Death of Armando Cruz (Part 2)

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 18, 2013

News & Features

Suicide in Solitary: The Life and Death of Armando Cruz (Part 1)

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 17, 2013

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