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Juan Diaz, 40, has been incarcerated in New York State for over 20 years and has spent most of that time in solitary confinement. In correspondence with Solitary Watch staff, Diaz described how after his very first stint in solitary his “behavior became progressively violent and self-destructive”. Prison officials eventually placed him in isolation indefinitely, […]

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Voices from Solitary: What My Mother Doesn’t Know

Seven Days in Solitary [1/18/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/28/20]

The View from Badger Yard: Surviving in San Quentin with COVID-19

Seven Days in Solitary [10/12/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/5/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/28/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/21/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/20]

Inside the Hole: Enduring Solitary Confinement in California

Seven Days in Solitary [8/3/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/25/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/18/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/11/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/27/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/6/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [3/30/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/27/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/13/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/23/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/16/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/14/19]

Louisiana on Lockdown: Voices from Louisiana’s Solitary Confinement Cells

Seven Days in Solitary [8/26/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/29/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/22/19]

Voices from Solitary: I Spent 16 Months in Solitary Confinement, and Now I’m Fighting to End It

Seven Days in Solitary [7/13/19]