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• The Atlantic published the first article in what will be a five-part series by Solitary Watch’s Jean Casella, Katie Rose Quandt, and Sarah Shourd, on the epidemic of deaths in U.S. jails. The article, written by Shourd, tells the story of two families in California who called the police for help when their sons […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/1/21]

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by Lizzie Kane

February 1, 2021

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [1/25/21]

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by Lizzie Kane

January 28, 2021

Announcements

A Last Word on Solitary Confinement for 2020—and a Last Chance to Double Your Donation to Solitary Watch

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 31, 2020

News & Features

Santa Was in Solitary and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 24, 2020

Announcements

How Do You Report on What Happens in Solitary? Ask the People Who Live There.

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by James Ridgeway

December 11, 2020

Announcements

Social Distancing Is Difficult. Self-Quarantine Can Be Painful. Solitary Confinement Is Torture.

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 1, 2020

Announcements

For Thousands of People Trapped in Solitary Confinement Under COVID, Silence = Death. Please Help Us Break the Silence.

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 24, 2020

News & Features

In New York’s State Prisons, One Night in Solitary Can Derail an Education

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by Alexandra Gibbons

November 20, 2020

News & Features

“You Can Never Get That Time Back”: Solitary Confinement Is Devastating for Incarcerated Mothers and Their Children

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by Ella Goldblum

November 13, 2020

News & Features

Inside One Lawyer’s Quest to End Solitary Confinement

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by Katie Rose Quandt

November 1, 2020

News & Features

At San Quentin, a Desperate Man Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Conditions in a COVID-19 Isolation Unit

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by Juan Moreno Haines

August 10, 2020

News & Features

“I Hope Our Daughters Will Not Be Punished”

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

July 17, 2020

News & Features

“Man Down:” Left in the Hole at San Quentin During a Coronavirus Crisis

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by Juan Moreno Haines

July 7, 2020

Voices from Solitary

Voices From Solitary: Postcards From a Prison Pandemic

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by Voices from Solitary

July 1, 2020

Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

How to Survive Supermax

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by Solitary Confinement Reporting Project

June 20, 2020

Voices from Solitary

Three Ways to Reach Out to People in Actual Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 7, 2020

News & Features

As COVID-19 Spreads Through Prisons, Solitary Confinement Is Used to Punish Whistleblowers and Suppress Protests

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by Valerie Kiebala and Katie Rose Quandt

May 5, 2020

News & Features

Prisons’ Use of Solitary Confinement Explodes with the COVID-19 Pandemic, While Advocates Push for Alternatives

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by Jean Casella and Katie Rose Quandt

April 10, 2020

News & Features

Even Brief Exposure to Solitary Confinement May Increase Risk of Death After Prison

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by Brian Sonenstein

February 13, 2020

News & Features

For Vulnerable Children, the School Day Can Include Solitary Confinement

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

January 30, 2020

News & Features

Santa Was in Solitary and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 25, 2019

Announcements

Help Us Show People in Solitary That They Are Not Forgotten

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 24, 2019

Announcements

Raising Up the Uniquely Powerful Voices of Incarcerated Journalists

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by James Ridgeway

November 20, 2019

News & Features

Massachusetts Department of Correction Gives a Lesson in How to Get Around Solitary Confinement Reforms

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by Katie Rose Quandt

November 20, 2019

SW Reports

Unlocking the Box in Louisiana

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by Jean Casella

November 14, 2019

News & Features

Where the Democratic Presidential Candidates Stand on Solitary

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by Joshua Manson, Katie Rose Quandt, and James Ridgeway

October 22, 2019

News & Features

Book Bans Reveal What Prison Officials Ignore and What They Fear

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by Vaidya Gullapalli

September 26, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/19/19]

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by Katie Rose Quandt

August 19, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/12/19]

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by Katie Rose Quandt

August 13, 2019

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