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Kevin Kempf is the Director of the Idaho Department of Corrections. Since he first joined the DOC over twenty years ago, Kempf has served in a variety of positions, including correctional officer, parole officer, warden, and chief of prisons. Kempf was appointed to his current leadership role in December 2014, and currently oversees Idaho’s 9 […]

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Solitary Confinement

“This Is a Public Safety Approach”: Solitary Confinement Reform Begins in Idaho

Massachusetts Prisoners Sent to Solitary After Meeting with State Legislators About Prison Reform

“Isolation Devastates the Brain”: The Neuroscience of Solitary Confinement

Prison Labor Strike in Alabama: “We Will No Longer Contribute to Our Own Oppression”

Opening the Door

Guarding Solitary Confinement

The Human Rights of the Inhumane

In California Death Row’s “Adjustment Center,” Condemned Men Wait in Solitary Confinement

14 Days in Solitary [4/10/2016]

Pressure Grows in Canada for Strict Limits on the Use of Solitary Confinement in Federal and Provincial Prisons

How the New Settlement Will—and Will Not—Change Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons (Redux)

Solitary Confinement Out of Control in Florida Prisons

Innocent After Years in Solitary on Rikers, Woman Tried on New Charges for Alleged Misbehavior in Jail

Voices From Solitary: Restless Nights

After 33 Years in Solitary Confinement, Former Black Panther Russell Shoatz Will Have His Day in Court

Activists Turn to Lawsuits and Legislation to Fight Solitary Confinement in New Jersey

BREAKING NEWS: Angola 3’s Albert Woodfox Freed from Prison After 43 Years in Solitary Confinement

Settlement Limits Solitary Confinement for People With Mental Illness in Indiana’s Prisons

Legal Settlement Is Having a “Transformative Effect” on Solitary Confinement in California Prisons

Now Available—Our New Book: The First Collection of Voices from Solitary Confinement

What Obama’s Actions Mean for Solitary Confinement in America’s Prisons

Agreement Will Reduce Solitary Confinement of Mentally Ill in Oregon Prisons

Legal Settlement Demands Better Mental Health Care, Less Solitary Confinement in Illinois Prisons

Children Held in Solitary Confinement in Nebraska for “Days, Weeks, Even Months”

With Sons in Solitary, Mothers Fight for Their Freedom—and Their Lives

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Santa Was in Prison and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

How the Landmark Settlement Will—and Will Not—Change Solitary Confinement in New York’s Prisons

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