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Albert Woodfox, the last remaining incarcerated member of the “Angola 3,” is appealing to the Supreme Court for his release after a tumultuous succession of appeals and overturned decisions. Sent to Louisiana’s Angola Prison in 1971 for armed robbery, Woodfox was then twice convicted—and twice saw those convictions overturned—of the 1972 murder of an Angola […]

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Solitary Confinement

Will the Supreme Court Free Albert Woodfox After 43 Years in Solitary?

Shakeup in Alaska Prisons Targets “Overuse” of Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [11/8/2015]

Maine Prison Rules Would Use Solitary Confinement to Punish Free Expression

Voices from Solitary: Pregnant in Prison, Birth in Shackles

85% of LGBTQ People Behind Bars Report Spending Time in Solitary

“Together to End Solitary” Unites Activists Nationwide

How Britain Does Supermax

Off the Block

Seven Days in Solitary [10/18/2015]

New Feature: Milestones in Solitary Reform

Seven Days in Solitary [10/11/2015]

Voices from Solitary: We Are All Animals

Seven Days in Solitary [10/4/2015]

In Open Letter to President Obama, Groups Push for Solitary Confinement Reforms

Seven Days in Solitary [9/27/2015]

At Louisiana’s Angola Prison, Lawsuit Claims, the Sick Face Neglect, Isolation, and Death

Seven Days in Solitary [9/20/2015]

Lawsuit Charges Delaware Prison System With Neglect and Solitary Confinement of Mentally Ill

Seven Days in Solitary [9/13/2015]

Toxic Traps: Environmental Hazards Threaten Two Federal Supermax Prisons

With New Report, Prison Officials Commit to Reducing Their Use of Solitary Confinement

Seven Days in Solitary [9/06/2015]

California Prison Hunger Strikes Sparked Solitary Reforms, Internal Documents Show

In Landmark Settlement, Solitary Confinement to Be Dramatically Reduced in California Prisons

Seven Days in Solitary [8/30/2015]

Report Blasts Conditions at District of Columbia Jail

Seven Days in Solitary [8/23/2015]

Chelsea Manning Faces Solitary Confinement for Reading Materials, Other Minor Infractions