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Solitary Confinement
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Voices From Solitary: “I Am Somebody’s Daughter“
The following account is by Nicole Natschke, who is currently held in the segregation unit at Illinois's Logan Correctional Facility.
There’s So Much Life Here: A Death Row Prisoner Looks Back on Over 20 Years in Solitary Confinement
Keith LaMar has been in solitary confinement for more than 21 years.
Solitary Not Yet Over at Rikers, But Advocates Keep Fighting
The Jails Action Coalition is a grassroots group that has been pushing for an end to all forms of solitary confinement.
Women in Solitary Confinement
Despite heightened attention to the issues surrounding solitary confinement, women often remain overlooked.
Arizona Opens New $50 Million Supermax Prison; New Report Denounces State’s Use of Solitary Confinement
In written testimony, an individual describes the conditions of confinement as “horrendous.”
Longest-Serving US Prisoner in Solitary Ordered Free Again, but State Obstruction Bars His Release
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling ordering Louisiana to release Albert Woodfox.
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The Case of the Dallas 6: Torture and Retaliation Against Prisoner Whistleblowers
The Dallas 6 are part of a national movement of prisoners using peaceful resistance to counter rampant abuses in solitary.
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A Mother Who Just Wanted to Know When Her Son Would Eat
With her dark brown hair pulled into a ponytail, one can see the emotions that play across Canales' face when she talks about solitary confinement - especially since her …
Reports Condemn Health Care and Solitary Confinement in Arizona State Prisons
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 use …
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Abolishing the Broken US Juvenile Justice System
In her second book, “Burning Down the House,” Nell Bernstein shows that the fight to abolish juvenile detention facilities and decarcerate youth is far from over.