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An article by Sharon Shalev in the latest issue of the UK’s New Humanist magazine, provides one of the best descriptions we’ve seen of the contours of daily life inside an American supermax prison. Shalev, a fellow at the London School of Economics, is author of the book Supermax: Controlling Risk Through Solitary Confinement and of […]

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Inside the American Supermax

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 19, 2011

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New Resources on Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 12, 2011

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Prison Whistleblower Condemned to Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 10, 2011

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The Scott Sisters’ “Debt to Society” and the New Jim Crow

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by James Ridgeway

January 7, 2011

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Ohio Prisoners Go on Hunger Strike for Transfer from Solitary to Death Row

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

January 5, 2011

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On Bradley Manning, Solitary Confinement, and Selective Outrage

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 2, 2011

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Santa Was in Prison and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 25, 2010

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Wilbert Rideau on Solitary Confinement: “The Zenith in Human Cruelty”

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 18, 2010

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The Brutality of Supermax Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 17, 2010

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Georgia Prisoners’ Strike: “We locked ourselves down.”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

December 13, 2010

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WikiLeakers Held in Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 10, 2010

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ACLU and Experts Slam Findings of Colorado DOC Report On Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella

December 4, 2010

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The Solitary Men of Texas Death Row

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

November 28, 2010

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Massachusetts Prisoner Who Exposed Sex-for-Snitching Ring Sent to Solitary

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by James Ridgeway

November 18, 2010

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“Fatal Flaws” in the Colorado Solitary Confinement Study

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

November 15, 2010

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Controversial Colorado Study Shows Prisoners “Improve” in Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

November 7, 2010

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Our Homegrown American Gitmos

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 5, 2010

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No Charges in Maine Prison Death

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

November 4, 2010

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Prisoner Sent to Solitary for Reporting Rape Takes Her Case to the Supreme Court

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 2, 2010

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Solitary Watch to Be Featured at Torture Awareness Campaign

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 1, 2010

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Fahad Hashmi Joins 1,400 Others in the Solitary Confinement Capital of the World

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 28, 2010

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Children Routinely Held in Pre-Trial Solitary Confinement in Texas

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 22, 2010

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Criminalizing Mental Illness

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 20, 2010

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Suicide and Solitary Confinement in New York State Prisons

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 18, 2010

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Home Sweet Home”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 16, 2010

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Angola Prison May Close Lockdown Unit–But Vows to Keep Inmates in Isolation

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 15, 2010

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Teen Held in Solitary in Tennessee Jail Because He Can’t Make Bail

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 14, 2010

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All-American Prison Torture

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 12, 2010

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Leaving Cañon City

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 11, 2010

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