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Special Management Unit (SMU)

The following piece was written by Tashon Burke, a 28-year-old African American man struggling with mental illness, who estimates he has spent nearly eight years in solitary confinement throughout his incarceration. This past February, Burke was transferred from the Restricted Housing Unit (RHU) at SCI Houtzdale in Pennsylvania to the SCI Fayette Special Management Unit […]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 10, 2020

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by Valerie Kiebala

June 17, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [5/20/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

May 20, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4/8/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

April 8, 2019

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [2/4/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

February 4, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [1/14/19]

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by Valerie Kiebala

January 14, 2019

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Seven Days in Solitary [8/26/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 26, 2018

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by Valerie Kiebala

August 5, 2018

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Seven Days in Solitary [3/4/18]

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by Valerie Kiebala

March 4, 2018

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