Truthout
Solitary Confinement
Why We Must Listen to Survivors of Solitary Confinement
Editors Jean Casella and Sarah Shourd discuss how the movement to end solitary is growing — inside and outside prisons.
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Building Human Connections and Resistance in Solitary Confinement
Todd Ashker details his efforts against solitary confinement at the infamous Pelican Bay State Prison in California.
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Guantánamo Continues to Haunt Ex-Prisoner in Russia
Twelve years since his release, the stigma of Guantanamo continues to harm the life and liberty of former detainee Rasul Kudaev.
Albert Woodfox of the “Angola 3” Is Freed After 43 Years in Solitary Confinement
The former Black Panther spent more time in solitary confinement than anyone in the United States.
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President’s Order on Solitary Confinement Reverberates Beyond Youth Incarceration
Despite their limited effects on juveniles, new federal guidelines on solitary signal broad policy shifts for adult prisoners.
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With Sons in Solitary, Mothers Fight for Their Freedom – and Their Lives
New York's Special Housing Unit Exclusion Law is meant to protect prisoners with mental illness from solitary confinement, but it is not always enforced.
“Meeting a Man Like That, You Can’t Help Wanting to Do More”: A Visit With Political Prisoner Oscar López Rivera
After visiting the imprisoned Puerto Rican independentista, two civil rights attorneys articulate a greater sense of urgency to free him.
Man in Solitary Goes on Hunger Strike After Ohio Prison Limits Access to Books, Music
After a new prison warden limited his access to books and CDs, Keith LaMar began a hunger strike in protest.
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Lawsuit Charges Delaware Prison System With Neglect
The lawsuit aims to end what the plaintiffs frame as the DOC's cruel and unusual punishment of those with mental illness.
Two Years After Hunger Strike, California Settlement May Release 2,000 Prisoners From Solitary
Prisoners, advocates and their supporters see the settlement as the first step toward ending solitary confinement.