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The artist Ojore Lutalo was released from Trenton State Penitentiary in August 2009 by way of a court order. He maxed out after 28 year. 22 of which were spent in the Management Control Unit (solitary confinement). Lutalo was imprisoned after an armed robbery conviction, but he was held in the MCU because his political beliefs–his association with the with […]

Voices from Solitary

Torture

Voices from Solitary: Behind Enemy Lines

Suicides in Solitary Confinement in Arizona’s Prisons

Pelican Bay Prisoners File Lawsuit Against Long-Term Isolation

Children in Solitary

Solitary Confinement on Trial in Colorado

Families of California Prisoners Respond to Controversial Reforms of Solitary Confinement

Montana Settlement Limits Solitary Confinement for Juveniles, Prisoners with Mental Illness

Torturous Milestone: 40 Years in Solitary for the Angola 3

New Film Explores “the Injustice of Solitary Confinement and the Transformative Power of Art”

Connecticut Votes to Replace the Death Penalty with Life in Solitary Confinement

European Human Rights Court Rules Terror Suspects Can Be Extradited to U.S. Supermax

40 Years in Solitary: New BBC Program on the Angola 3 Case

Leading Mental Health Experts Urge Illinois Legislators to Close Tamms Supermax

California Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Petition the UN to Intervene

New Resource: Solitary Confinement FAQ

Lawsuit Charges Solitary Confinement in Arizona’s Prisons Is Cruel and Unusual Punishment

UN Human Rights Council Considers Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons

National and International Events Challenging Use of Solitary Confinement

Illinois Governor Proposes Closing Controversial Tamms Supermax Prison

The Guantánamos Next Door

New Video: National Religious Campaign Against Torture Takes a Stand on Solitary Confinement

Santa Was in Prison and Jesus Got the Death Penalty

New Video: UN Torture Expert Juan Mendez on Solitary Confinement

Voices from Solitary: Hank Skinner’s Dispatches from Texas Death Row

Freed from an Iranian Prison, Sarah Shourd Speaks Out for U.S. Prisoners in Solitary Confinement

“On the Row, You Never See the Stars”: Oregon Prisoner Wants to Die to Escape Death Row

UN Torture Investigator Calls on Nations to End Solitary Confinement

Tuesday Night in NYC: Forum on Solitary Confinement Features UN Special Rapporteur on Torture

Voices from Solitary: Letter from Calipatria Prison Hunger Strikers