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Suicide

The following piece, including the introduction, was originally published in the Colorado Independent, and is republished here by permission.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . Editor’s note: Yesterday, the Colorado General Assembly passed a bill to ban the use of long-term solitary confinement for prisoners with […]

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

February 28, 2014

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Prison Health Care: Is the American Health Profession Ignoring a Human Rights Issue Hiding in Plain Sight?

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by James Ridgeway

February 1, 2014

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Solitary Confinement: Too Controversial for Costco

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

December 13, 2013

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Women in Solitary Confinement: Sent to Solitary for Reporting Sexual Assault

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by Victoria Law

December 12, 2013

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Women in Solitary Confinement: “The Isolation Degenerates Us Into Madness”

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by Victoria Law

December 11, 2013

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How Many People Are In Solitary Confinement in California’s Prisons?

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by Sal Rodriguez

December 4, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Finally Out and Among the Living”

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by Voices from Solitary

November 29, 2013

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In States That “Reduce” Their Use of Solitary Confinement, Suffering Continues for Those Left Behind

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

November 13, 2013

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Under Fire, Federal Bureau of Prisons Audits Use of Solitary Confinement—and Buys a New Supermax Prison

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 18, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [9/8/13]

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by Jean Casella

September 9, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

A Month in Solitary [8/31/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

September 4, 2013

News & Features

Hundreds Still on Hunger Strike in California Prisons As Situation Becomes Increasingly Dire

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by Sal Rodriguez

August 1, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [7/28/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

July 28, 2013

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Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/7/13]

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 7, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: “Death Row Diary” of Florida Man Scheduled to Die Tonight

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by Voices from Solitary

June 12, 2013

News & Features

Suicide in Solitary: A Mother Remembers Her Son

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 11, 2013

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U.S. DOJ Documents Torturous Treatment in Pennsylvania Solitary Confinement Unit

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

June 10, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [6/2/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

June 2, 2013

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The Ten Worst Prisons in America

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 2, 2013

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New Video: Dr. Terry Kupers on Solitary Confinement and Mental Health

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by Lisa Dawson

April 24, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4.20.13]

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by Jean Casella

April 20, 2013

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“Systemic Failures Persist” in California Prison Mental Health Care, Judge Rules

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by Sal Rodriguez

April 8, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4.4.13]

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by Lisa Dawson

April 4, 2013

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Thirty Days in Solitary

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 30, 2013

News & Features

U.S. Holds Hundreds of Detained Immigrants in Solitary Confinement

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by Lisa Dawson

March 25, 2013

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Lawsuit Filed Against Solitary Confinement of 800 “Seriously Mentally Ill” in Pennsylvania

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by Sal Rodriguez

March 18, 2013

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California Prison Conditions Driving Prisoners to Suicide

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by Sal Rodriguez

March 15, 2013

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A Preventable Death in an Arizona Prison

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

March 9, 2013

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