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Solitary Confinement
Solitary Confinement is Torture and Must Stop Now
Across the United States and the world, there is an emerging movement calling for the end of solitary confinement.
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Botched or Normal? Pathologies of Violence in the Killing State
The appearance of a cruelty-free execution has always been just that: a carefully-crafted appearance.
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American Abu Ghraib Prisoner “Disappears“
Shawki Ahmed Omar, an American-Jordanian prisoner who has been held without due process in Iraq for almost 10 years, has disappeared.
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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 on …
Treating Humans Worse Than Animals: Prison System Voices Decry Solitary Confinement of Mentally Ill
Following the death of two prisoners at New York City's Rikers Island facility, there is mounting pressure on jails and prisons to reform their use of solitary confinement.
An End to “The Hole”? Six Signs That Solitary Confinement Reform Is Coming
Solitary confinement, which involves keeping an inmate alone in a small cell from 22 to 24 hours a day, doesn't just happen in faraway places like Iran. Roughly 80,000 …
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A Modern Mode of Punishment
Solitary confinement is torture - and it's not benefitting anyone in society. So, why does it continue to be used?
A New Form of Homicide in Canada’s Prisons: The Case of Ashley Smith
The death of a Canadian teen who strangled herself in a Canadian prison was ruled a homicide in a coroner's inquest. Is this a new form of killing by …
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Mass Incarceration: Are the Feds Charting a New Path?
Eric Holder's argument for reconsideration of felon disenfranchisement laws and reductions in mandatory minimum sentences is a positive sign.
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One Month After Historic Hunger Strike Ends, Legislators Hold Hearings About Solitary Confinement
Families and former prisoners held for years in solitary confinement expressed optimism October 9 after the first of several California Public Safety Committee hearings about the punishment, promised in …