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The following was written by Troy Hendrix, who is currently serving a life sentence at Elmira Correctional Facility, a maximum security facility located in south central New York State. For the last seven years, Hendrix, 29, has been held in administrative segregation, meaning that he’s in solitary confinement indefinitely. In this powerful piece, Hendrix asks readers […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Your Imagination, But My Reality

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by Voices from Solitary

May 25, 2013

News & Features

Federal Lawsuit Challenges Brutality in Solitary Confinement Unit at North Carolina Prison

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by Lisa Dawson

May 18, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/12/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

May 12, 2013

News & Features

The Art of Activism: Closing Tamms Supermax

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 6, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [5/4/13]

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by Lisa Dawson

May 4, 2013

News & Features

The Ten Worst Prisons in America

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 2, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4.27.13]

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by Lisa Dawson

April 27, 2013

News & Features

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Federal Supermax Lawsuits

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 25, 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

News & Features

To See or Not to See: Capturing Herman Wallace’s 41 Years in Solitary

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

April 17, 2013

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Obama’s 2014 Budget Confirms Plans for “ADX Thomson,” New Federal Supermax Prison

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

April 13, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4.12.13]

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by Lisa Dawson

April 12, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: The Louder My Voice the Deeper They Bury Me

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by Lisa Dawson

April 11, 2013

News & Features

Video Shows Maine Prisoner with Mental Illness Brutally Subdued by Guards

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by Lisa Dawson

April 5, 2013

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [4.4.13]

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by Lisa Dawson

April 4, 2013

News & Features

Thirty Days in Solitary

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

March 30, 2013

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Louisiana Attorney General Says Angola 3 “Have Never Been Held in Solitary Confinement”

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 21, 2013

News & Features

The Hidden History of Solitary Confinement in New Jersey’s Control Units

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

March 13, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: A Sentence Worse Than Death

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by Voices from Solitary

March 11, 2013

News & Features

Bradley Manning Marks 1,000 Days in Pre-Trial Detention

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 23, 2013

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Solidarity and Solitary: When Unions Clash With Prison Reform

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

February 21, 2013

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New Article in Fortune News: “Suffering in Solitary”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 12, 2013

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Feds to Open New Supermax Prison Cells at “Gitmo North”

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

February 8, 2013

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“Companionship or Death”: Jewish Engagement With the Injustice of Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 26, 2013

News & Features

Twelve Years in Solitary, and “Still in Illegal Limbo”

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by Solitary Watch Guest Author

January 24, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Art from Tennessee’s Death Row

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by Voices from Solitary

January 20, 2013

Voices from Solitary

Brandon Green, Chronicler of Solitary Confinement

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by Sal Rodriguez

January 11, 2013

News & Features

The End of Tamms Supermax

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

January 9, 2013

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