Clik here to view.
Seven Days in Solitary [10/6/13]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • This weeks news has been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Under Fire, the Federal Bureau of Prisons Audits Its Use of Solitary...
Solitary confinement cells at ADX Florence, the federal supermax in Colorado. Amidst growing criticism of its abundant use solitary confinement, the federal Bureau of Prisons has quietly set in motion...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seven Days in Solitary [11/3/13]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • A comprehensive new report,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reports Condemn Solitary Confinement in New York City’s Jails, As Officials...
Two recent reports provide a scathing picture of how solitary confinement is employed as a routine disciplinary measure on Rikers Island and in other city jails. The reports are particularly critical...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Report Criticizes Use of Solitary Confinement in New Mexico Prisons and...
Outdoor recreation area at a New Mexico correctional facility An important new report and accompanying press release issued by the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty (NMCLP) and the ACLU of New...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seven Days in Solitary [11/10/13]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • Lance Tapley of The Portland...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In States That “Reduce” Their Use of Solitary Confinement, Suffering...
A cell in the supermax unit at Maine State Prison. Photo by Lance Tapley. Under pressure from activists, lawsuits, and even a few reformers within the corrections system, several states have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seven Days in Solitary [11/17/13]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • The ACLU reports on a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Federal Bureau of Prisons Details Plans for Limited “Audit” of Solitary...
A cell at ADX Florence federal supermax, where individuals may spend years or decades in extreme solitary confinement. Last week, representatives of six nonprofit organizations critical of solitary...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seven Days in Solitary [11/24/13]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • The new ACLU report A Living...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Women in Solitary Confinement: “The Isolation Degenerates Us Into Madness”
Central California Women’s Facility, where more than a hundred women are held in isolation. A mass prisoner hunger strike rocked California’s prison system this past summer, drawing international...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seven Days in Solitary [12/15/13]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • Alan Prendergast reports in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seven Days in Solitary [12/22/13]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • Capital Public Radio reports...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seven Days in Solitary [12/29/13]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • The Denver Post publishes an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Voices from Solitary: “This Massive Mind-Fuck Machine”
Sean Swain is has served 22 years of a 20-to-life sentence for a murder he maintains was committed in self-defense. He has done many long stints in solitary confinement, and is currently being held at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mentally Ill in South Carolina’s Prisons Suffer Decades of Abuse and Neglect
Photo: South Carolina Department of Corrections, Trial Exhibit A court ruling out of South Carolina this week deserves the attention of anyone concerned with the use of solitary confinement and other...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seven Days in Solitary [1/12/13]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • The National Catholic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
As New York City Jails Amend Their Solitary Confinement Practices, Abuses on...
In early January the Wall Street Journal reported that the New York City Department of Correction (DOC) had ceased using solitary confinement as a form of punishment for people with mental illness. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seven Days in Solitary [1/19/13]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • An NPR report by Laura...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seven Days in Solitary [1/26/14]
The following roundup features noteworthy news, reports and opinions on solitary confinement from the past week that have not been covered in other Solitary Watch posts. • In early January, a South...
View Article
