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Amidst growing criticism of its abundant use solitary confinement, the federal Bureau of Prisons has quietly set in motion an “internal audit” to review its “restricted housing operations.” The audit, which has been contracted out to a Washington think tank and will be conducted largely by former corrections officials, seems unlikely to bring any dramatic change […]

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Solitary Confinement

Under Fire, Federal Bureau of Prisons Audits Use of Solitary Confinement—and Buys a New Supermax Prison

Oversight in British Prisons: A Model for the U.S.?

Seven Days in Solitary [10/13/13]

Voices from Solitary: “I Live Each Day Contemplating Death”

Seven Days in Solitary [10/6/13]

Videos Show Abuse of Mentally Ill in California Prisons

After 41 Years in Solitary, a Dying Herman Wallace Has His Conviction Overturned—-and Is Freed

Seven Days in Solitary [9/29/13]

Federal Appeals Court Considers Tommy Silverstein’s 30 Years in Extreme Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [9/22/13]

New Project: Photo Requests from Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/15/13]

Inside ADX Supermax: “A Bloody Nightmare”

New Directive May Curtail Use of Solitary Confinement in Immigrant Detention

Seven Days in Solitary [9/8/13]

New Solitary Watch Print Edition

California Prison Hunger Strike Ends After 60 Days

Day 59 of California Prison Hunger Strike: “Their Spirits Are High, Their Bodies Are Weak”

A Month in Solitary [8/31/13]

UN: Solitary Confinement in the U.S. Can Be Torture, Force-Feeding Unacceptable

Day 49 of California Prison Hunger Strike: “Our Lives Are in the Hands of CDCR”

Voices from Solitary: Everyone Needs a Friend

California Prison Hunger Strikers to Be Force-Fed

Day 41 of California Hunger Strike: CDCR Still Insists It’s A Gang Power Play

Voices from Solitary: The Torture Chamber

Day 39 of California Prison Hunger Strike: Governor Jerry Brown Remains Silent

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

Calipatria Hunger Striker: “Putting Everything On The Line For Dignity”

Pat Nolan’s Evangelical Prison Reform