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On average, someone attempts suicide in one of New York State’s prisons every other day. And 43 percent of those suicide attempts occur in the state’s notorious solitary confinement units — the Special Housing Unit, or SHUs. Solitary confinement is also linked to higher rates of death by suicide, and to widespread incidents of self-harm. […]

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Solitary Confinement Is Fueling New York’s Prison Suicide Crisis

Seven Days in Solitary [5/25/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/18/20]

Local Jails Were Death Traps Even Before COVID-19. The Pandemic Demands Sweeping—and Permanent—Change.

Seven Days in Solitary [2/24/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [2/17/20]

Even Brief Exposure to Solitary Confinement May Increase Risk of Death After Prison

Seven Days in Solitary [1/27/20]

Chicago Jail’s Quest to End Solitary Confinement Is a Work in Progress

Seven Days in Solitary [12/30/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/9/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/2/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/25/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/18/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/11/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/4/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/28/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/16/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/9/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/2/19]

Voices from Solitary: Solitary Confinement’s Cycle of Addiction

Seven Days in Solitary [8/12/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/5/19]

Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention Is a Grim Reality—and Only Likely to Get Worse

Seven Days in Solitary [7/29/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/22/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/13/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/8/19]