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• In an article in The Conversation, a clinical psychologist who has conducted neuroscience research in a Connecticut state prison points out that solitary confinement “can lead to hallucinations, fantasies and paranoia; it can increase anxiety, depression and apathy as well as difficulties in thinking concentrating, remembering, paying attention and controlling impulses,” which not only lessen […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [11/5/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

November 5, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [10/22/17]

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by Valerie Kiebala

October 22, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/07/2017]

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by Aviva Stahl

May 7, 2017

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/22/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

June 22, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/20/14]

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by Aviva Stahl

April 20, 2014

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New Campaign Highlights Post-9/11 Civil and Human Rights Abuses on American Soil

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by Aviva Stahl

January 13, 2014

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [12/1/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

December 1, 2013

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Guantanamo “Is Not an Aberration”: How the War on Terror Came Home

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 6, 2012

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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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Russian “Spy” Anna Chapman Chose Deportation Over Solitary Confinement

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

July 12, 2010

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Obama’s Plan Is the “Wrong Way to Close Guantanamo,” Groups Warn

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

April 10, 2010

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The Hashmi Case Brings Guantanamo Home

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 4, 2010

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