Lisa Dawson

The American Civil Liberties Union and Prison Law Office released a series of 26 reports alleging extensive problems with the Arizona Department of Corrections’ healthcare program and its…

by: Lisa Dawson,; Solitary Watch

September 26, 2014

News

From One North Carolina Prison, Reports of an Eight-Month Lockdown

We have been on lockdown since December 28, 2013, and enough is enough.

by: Lisa Dawson,; Solitary Watch

September 24, 2014

News Analysis

Prisons & Policing

Videos Show Brutal Treatment of Prisoners With Mental Illness

Recently obtained videos which have been exposed to the public show corrections officers using extreme force on incarcerated people suffering from various forms of mental illness.

by: Lisa Dawson,; Solitary Watch

August 8, 2014

News

Funding Approved for Activation of ADX/USP Thomson, New Federal Supermax Prison

Even as it touts new initiatives to reduce the number of people it holds in solitary confinement, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) continues to quietly make headway…

by: Lisa Dawson,; Solitary Watch

April 17, 2014