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Solitary Confinement

The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • The New York Times magazine published an article entitled The Shame of Solitary Confinement, which focuses on what’s happening in one Southern state. “Solitary — in theory, a punishment for […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/22/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 22, 2015

News & Features

In Canada, a Death in Prison Sparks Debate, Lawsuits Over Solitary Confinement

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by Aviva Stahl

February 18, 2015

News & Features

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

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/15/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 15, 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

News & Features

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

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by Lakshmi Gopal

February 12, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/8/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 8, 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

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/1/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

February 1, 2015

News & Features

In California Prisons, Hundreds Removed from Solitary Confinement—and Thousands Remain

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 27, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/25/15]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 25, 2015

News & Features

Solitary Not Yet Over at Rikers, But Advocates Keep Fighting

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by Victoria Law

January 21, 2015

News & Features

Civil and Human Rights Groups to Eric Holder: No New Federal Supermax Prison at Thomson

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by Jean Casella

January 20, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/18/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 18, 2015

News & Features

New Federal Supermax Prison Will Double Capacity for Extreme Solitary Confinement

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by Aviva Stahl

January 15, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/11/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 11, 2015

News & Features

For Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons, A Year of Incremental Reform

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 7, 2015

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Cycle of Despair

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by Voices from Solitary

January 5, 2015

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/4/2015]

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by Aviva Stahl

January 4, 2015

Announcements

Dear Solitary Watchers…

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 29, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

December 28, 2014

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Sentence Worse Than Death

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by Voices from Solitary

December 25, 2014

News & Features

Santa Was in Prison and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 24, 2014

News & Features

Controversy Erupts at Public Meeting on New Rikers Island Isolation Units

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by Victoria Law and Eva Lerner

December 22, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/21/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

December 21, 2014

News & Features

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

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

December 20, 2014

News & Features

Under Fire for Negligence, North Carolina Prisons Chief Seeks New Mental Health Funding

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by Lisa Dawson

December 15, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/14/2014]

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by Aviva Stahl

December 14, 2014

News & Features

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

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by Lisa Dawson

December 11, 2014

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