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The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • Fusion published a five-minute video by Molly Crabapple entitled, “Why solitary confinement is a form of modern-day torture.” • The Guardian published an article about Tony Lester, who had a diagnosis […]

Seven Days in Solitary

Tamms

Seven Days in Solitary [3/8/2015]

Working from the Inside Out

Seven Days in Solitary [11/16/2014]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/3/2014]

Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part III

Voices from Solitary: Hunger Strike in Menard Prison

Voices from Solitary: American Supermax

The Art of Activism: Closing Tamms Supermax

The End of Tamms Supermax

Tamms Supermax: Report Reveals More Guards Than Prisoners, Soaring Costs

Tamms Supermax Prison Closure Temporarily Halted

Shutting Down a Supermax: An Interview With Alan Mills of the Uptown People’s Law Center

Testimony from Hearing on Closure of Tamms Supermax Prison

Leading Mental Health Experts Urge Illinois Legislators to Close Tamms Supermax

Illinois Governor Proposes Closing Controversial Tamms Supermax Prison

Supermax Prisons: “21st Century Asylums”

Voices from Solitary: The Meaning of “Life”

Obama and Bureau of Prisons Lowball Supermax Costs

Federal Judge: Extended Solitary Confinement Causes “Lasting Psychological Damage and Emotional Harm”

Judge Rules Procedures at Tamms Supermax Violate Constitution

Rising Criticism of Tamms Illinois Supermax